Chocolate and Pecan
Cookies (adapted from a Nigel Slater
recipe)
Ingredients:
- 200g/7oz dark chocolate at least 70% cocoa solids
- 75g/3oz butter
- 225g/8oz light muscovado sugar (I used half dark musco and half light brown aka what I had in)
- 2 free-range eggs
- vanilla extract
- 50g/2oz pecans
- 150g/5¼oz self-raising flour
- handful of fresh cherries, to serve
Preparation:
- Boil the kettle, pop on an apron, preheat the oven 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Set out all equipment, I used two small bowls, one large, small sauce pan, scales, two wooden spoons, knife, chopping board and three trays lined with grease-proof paper.
- Make yourself a cup of tea and put some hot water on the stove to simmer.
- (If you don’t own a dishwasher get a bowl of soapy water ready for washing up too)
Let’s begin:
1.
Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a
small (heatproof) bowl and set on top of the simmering water to melt.
2.
In the largest bowl cream the butter and sugar
3.
Check on your chocolate, if it is melted take
off the heat, if not keep an eye on it.
4.
Whisk eggs and a dash of vanilla just to break
up the eggs, slowly add them to the creamed butter/sugar mixing continuously.
5.
Add the melted chocolate to the mix and stir
6.
Roughly chop pecans and add with the flour to
the chocolaty mix, stir until all combined.
7.
Dollop tablespoons of the mix on to the lined
baking trays, don’t bother flattening the scoops (my mix made 16 giant
cookies).
8.
Bake for 10-12 minutes
Finishing off:
- Leave to cool on the tray as they’ll break if you move them hot
- Pop them on a plate or board (rustic style) and sprinkle some cherries amongst the biscuits
- Optional: Enjoy with a glass of cold milk. Yum!
Top Tips:
- If you are in a rush or feeling a little lazy, you can use a food processor
- Use any nuts you like, walnuts, hazelnuts, brazil… sky is the limit
- For extra indulgence add chunks of milk or white chocolate to the mix
- On the baking tray leave space for the cookies to spread in the oven unless you plan on having one giant cookie.
- Cherries? They are optional; you could have blackberries, red currants, raspberries, warm pears, ice-cream, sour cream, natural yogurt… Whatever works for you.
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