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Pecan Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies are a mouthful of heaven! Bite-sized, they’re full of ground pecans, brown butter AND chocolate. They are the perfect cookie to bring to a party, or to munch on for a delightful, sweet snack. Pecan Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies in a stack surrounded with pecans.I love praline. L O V E it!

I created these super rich and flavorful Pecan Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies for a cookie exchange party I went to a few years back. They were a huge hit.

What’s the secret ingredient in these Pecan Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies?

Brown butter! When butter is browned it takes on a crazy delicious rich, toasted, nutty flavor. So imagine that in every bite of your cookies!

To find out all about brown butter, check this out.

And the not-so-secret ingredient that also brings them to another level is the praline.

Ground pecans in a food processor for Pecan Praline

What is praline?

  • Praline is a candy that contains nuts and sugar, and sometimes cream. There are too many variations of it to count.
  • Pecan praline is super popular and said to have come from the South, though there are also French varieties that are made with almonds.
  • You can make praline with any nut you choose, and my pecan praline recipe is not a praline like the candy, it’s more a combination of the ingredients, in a cookie. 

What are the other ingredients in Pecan Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies?

We’ve been over the brown butter, the pecans, and clearly you know there are chocolate chips. And the remaining ingredients are more or less the usual suspects:

  • all-purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • brown sugar
  • granulated sugar
  • vanilla
  • eggs

A pile of Pecan Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies on a red and white checked cloth.

How to Make Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are a bit more involved than a typical chocolate chip cookie, and let me tell you, they are worth every second! Here’s a quick overview of how to make them:

  1. Make brown butter.
  2. Toast the pecans.
  3. Combine the flour and baking soda.
  4. Combine the brown butter with the sugars, salt and vanilla.
  5. Add the eggs and mix until it’s a smooth batter.
  6. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and blend.
  7. In a food processor, grind the toasted pecans.
  8. Mix the ground pecans and chocolate chips into the batter.
  9. Shape the cookie dough.
  10. Bake in a 350°F oven just until they become golden along the edges.
  11. Cool and eat!

(More detailed instructions are below.)

Small pile of Pecan Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies with raw pecansI hope you love this cookie creation as much as I do.

If you’re heading to any fall dinner parties, winter holiday cookie exchanges, or simply want to eat amazing cookies, I highly recommend these!

And, if you’re interested, here’s a recipe for a more traditional pecan praline.

Enjoy!

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Pecan Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Cooling Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

These cookies are full of ground pecans, brown butter AND chocolate. They're the perfect cookie to bring to a party, or to munch on for a delightful, sweet snack.

*Please note that the prep time does not include making the brown butter, which takes 20 minutes, and can be made up to 4 days ahead of time. Here's how to make it.

Makes about 78 small cookies / serving size: about 3 cookies

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies for a party, great for cookie exchange
Servings: 26 small cookies
Calories: 288 kcal
Author: Valentina K. Wein
Ingredients
Instructions

  1. Place a rack in the center and upper third of the oven and preheat to 350°F.

  2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, and spread an even layer of the pecans on one of them. When the oven is preheated, toast the pecans until they are becoming a bit browned and are very aromatic. Remove from the oven, place in a small bowl and set aside to cool.
  3. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour and baking soda. Set aside.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, combine the brown butter with the sugars, salt and vanilla. Mix for about 2 minutes with a large wooden spoon, an electric hand mixer or in a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment.
  5. Add the eggs and mix until it's a smooth batter.
  6. Now add the dry ingredients and mix just until it's incorporated. Set aside.
  7. Add the cooled, toasted pecans to a food processor fitted with the blade attachment and blend until they are finely ground.
  8. Fold the ground pecans and chocolate chips into the batter.

  9. Use a small (approx. 1-inch) cookie scoop or spoon to shape balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets -- they should be about a tablespoon each.

  10. Bake in the preheated 350°F oven just until they are becoming golden along the edges, about 10 minutes. They should still appear doughy and will be soft. Remove from the oven, and allow the cookies to cool on the pan for a few minutes, then carefully transfer them to a to a cooling rack.

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Comments

  6. Deb says

    The cookie swap sounds like so much fun! Especially when food bloggers are bringing cookies to share! The Brown Butter Praline Chocolate Chip Cookies are an exceptional holiday treat!

    Reply

  12. Judy | Bumbleberry Breeze says

    These cookies were tiny bombs of scrumptious flavor – I definitely understand why these little guys must be kept small – the browned Kerrygold sent them over the top – was great seeing you and I agree- our FBLA group is terrific! Happy New Year! Judy

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    • valentina says

      Judy, thank you so much. I always look forward to seeing you at the meetings. Your cookies, (ALL THREE TYPES) were divine. I especially loved the ginger snaps. xo Happy holiday’s.

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  13. David @ Spiced says

    As a (currently displaced) Southerner, I know all about pralines. And I know I love them! So the thought of all the praline flavors combined in a chocolate chip cookie? Well, you’ve got my attention now! These look excellent for popping into my mouth!

    Reply

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