Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
Something's about to get nutty in your kitchen... and it's these Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies! Infused with sweet maple, rich chocolate chips, and plenty of pecans, these are the soft and chewy cookies that will make you famous! And thanks to a cake mix shortcut, they're ridiculously easy to make!
Servings: 33 cookies
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Butter Pecan Cake Mix (if using a 15.25 oz. box, increase butter to 1/2 cup, vanilla cake mix can also be substituted)
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Maple Extract
- 1 1/2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (9 ounces)
- 2/3 cup Finely Chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter, Eggs, and Maple Extract in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Stir in Chocolate Chips and Pecans with large wooden spoon.
- Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized rounded balls and transfer to cookie sheet.
- Bake on center oven rack for 7 - 13 minutes, or until done. (Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets.)
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling, and ENJOY!
Notes
- Butter: When it comes to cake mix cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it. However, I've found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
- Cookie Prep: One of my favorite Easy Meal Prep Ideas is to make up the cookie dough, roll into balls, and freeze for later! You can freeze your cookie dough by following these simple tips for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!
- Storage Tips: After your butter pecan cookies have baked, they will last well at room temperature, stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- FAQ's: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
