Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 7 ounces dark chocolate, broken into squares
• 4 ounces butter, chopped
• 2 ounces light brown sugar
• 3 1/2 ounces superfine sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg, beaten
• 4 ounces whole pecans
• 4 ounces all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f melt half the chocolate in the microwave on high for 1 min or over a pan of simmering water.
• 2 beat in the butter, sugars, vanilla and egg until smooth, then stir in three-quarters of both the nuts and remaining chocolate, then the flour and bicarbonate of soda.
• 3 heap 12 spoonfuls, spaced far apart, on 2 baking sheets (don't spread the mixture), then poke in the reserved nuts and chocolate.
• 4 bake for 12 mins until firm, then leave to cool on the sheets. can be stored in a tin for up to 3 days.