Triple Threat Chocolate Chip Cookies (the Neely's)

Total Time: 39 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 7 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 6 large eggs
• 2 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl and set aside.
• 3 melt the unsweetened chocolate, chopped bittersweet chocolate and the butter in a double boiler over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 4 with a hand mixer beat together the eggs, sugar and vanilla on medium-high speed until light in texture and thick, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 5 add the chocolate mixture and blend thoroughly.
• 6 turn the mixer on low speed, mix in the dry ingredients until just combined. mix in the pecans and chocolate chips until blended.
• 7 fill a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop with dough, level it, and drop the dough onto a prepared cookie sheet, leaving 3 inches between the cookies.
• 8 bake the cookies until they are cracked on top, about 14 minutes. cool on wire racks.