Oh well… it seems I can’t live without chocolate cookies. So today we have some cookies with a good amount of chocolate. Again. The chocolate is accompanied by some pecans and cornflakes aka. Chocolate Cornflakes & Pecan Cookies. What else is there to say? Happy Cookie Friday!

Last week I told you I had to step back from the excessive use of chocolate in cookies (and of course still used chocolate in that week’s cookies… but white chocolate, though). Well, things changed (or not) and here we have some cookies with: more chocolate. A good amount of dark chocolate. Yeah, I know. Don’t trust a chocoholic.
But let’s be honest – when it comes to chocolate, it’s okay to cut yourself a little slack now and then. A small extra portion here and there never hurt anyone, right? Or am I wrong? Of course, you shouldn’t overdo it. And naturally, there is good chocolate and bad chocolate. The latter is packed with sugar. As delicious good-quality semi-sweet chocolate shows, though, it can be done with less…

Anyway. So, on the menu today: delicious, chocolatey, nutty, and crunchy cookies. How and why did the cornflakes end up in there? Well, I simply had some lying around in the kitchen and thought a bit of »crunch« couldn’t hurt. After all, it worked perfectly with my Potato Chips & Peanut Butter Cookies.
So, grab your bowls, the chocolate, the nuts, and the cornflakes – and let’s get baking! By the way, these cookies have a good size. You can certainly make them smaller if you like, but I’d recommend reducing the baking time a bit in that case. You want the cookies to be crunchy, but not dried out.
Here are some more cookie recipes for you to try…
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
NY Style Pumpkin Pie Spice Pecan White Chocolate Cookies
Easy Carrot Cake Cookies
Chewy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crumbl-y Churro Cookies
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(15-16 cookies)
14 oz. (400g) semi-sweet chocolate*, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup (120g) butter, room temperature
1/2 cup (100g) sugar (fine)*
3/4 cup (150g) brown sugar*
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract*
1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour*
3 tbsp. cocoa powder*
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup (100g) pecans*, chopped
1 cup (40g) cornflakes* (unsweetened), crushed
(15-16 Cookies)
400g Zartbitterschokolade*, grob gehackt
120g weiche Butter
100g Zucker (fein)*
150g brauner Zucker*
2 Eier (L)
1 TL Vanille Extrakt*
130g Mehl (Type 405)*
3 EL Kakaopulver*
1 TL Backpulver
1/4 TL Salz
100g Pekannüsse*, gehackt
40g Cornflakes* (ungesüßt), zerdrückt


DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Chop the chocolate and melt about 9 oz. (250g) of the chocolate in the microwave or in a heatproof bowl over a pot with simmering water. Let it cool down again. Chop the pecans and set aside.
2. Add the butter and sugars to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one after another and mix well after each addition. Next, add the vanilla extract and mix it in. Add the melted chocolate and mix it in. Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt to a separate bowl, mix and then add to the bowl with the other ingredients and mix until just combined – do not overmix. Finally, add the remaining chopped chocolate, chopped pecans and crushed cornflakes and fold them in.
3. Use a spoon or cookie scoop* and place dough balls with enough space in between on the baking sheet and bake them for about 15 minutes – the edges should be crisp and the surface should have some cracks. Take out of the oven and let cool down on the baking sheet for some time, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.
1. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Die Schokolade grob hacken und etwa 250g davon in der Mikrowelle oder in einer hitzebeständigen Schüssel über einem Topf mit köchelndem Wasser schmelzen. Wieder abkühlen lassen. Die Pekannüsse grob hacken und zur Seite stellen.
2. Die Butter mit den beiden Zuckersorten in einer großen Schüssel hell und luftig aufschlagen. Die Eier einzeln zugeben und jeweils gut unterrühren. Den Vanille Extrakt zugeben und unterrühren. Die geschmolzene Schokolade zugeben und ebenfalls unterrühren. Das Mehl zusammen mit dem Kakaopulver, Backpulver und Salz in einer separaten Schüssel vermischen und dann zur großen Schüssel dazugeben und alles nur sehr kurz verrühren. Die verbliebene gehackte Schokolade zusammen mit den gehackten Pekannüssen und zerdrückten Cornflakes unterheben.
3. Mit einem Löffel oder Cookie Scoop* Teigportionen abstechen, zu Kugeln formen und mit genügend Abstand auf das Blech setzen. Die Cookies für etwa 15 Minuten backen – die Cookies sollten am Rand knusprig sein und an der Oberfläche Risse bekommen haben. Aus dem Ofen nehmen und auf dem Blech etwas abkühlen lassen, dann auf ein Kuchengitter legen und komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen.

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Chocolate Cornflakes & Pecan Cookies
- Prep Time: 00:15
- Cook Time: 00:15
- Total Time: 00:30
- Yield: 15 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: -
- Cuisine: United States
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Delicious chocolate cookies with pecans and some cornflakes for extra crunch. We love these simple and delicious cookies. So good!
Ingredients
14 oz. (400g) semi-sweet chocolate*, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup (120g) butter, room temperature
1/2 cup (100g) sugar (fine)*
3/4 cup (150g) brown sugar*
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract*
1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour*
3 tbsp. cocoa powder*
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup (100g) pecans*, chopped
1 cup (40g) cornflakes* (unsweetened), crushed
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Chop the chocolate and melt about 9 oz. (250g) of the chocolate in the microwave or in a heatproof bowl over a pot with simmering water. Let it cool down again. Chop the pecans and set aside.
2. Add the butter and sugars to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one after another and mix well after each addition. Next, add the vanilla extract and mix it in. Add the melted chocolate and mix it in. Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt to a separate bowl, mix and then add to the bowl with the other ingredients and mix until just combined – do not overmix. Finally, add the remaining chopped chocolate, chopped pecans and crushed cornflakes and fold them in.
3. Use a spoon or cookie scoop* and place dough balls with enough space in between on the baking sheet and bake them for about 15 minutes – the edges should be crisp and the surface should have some cracks. Take out of the oven and let cool down on the baking sheet for some time, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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