chewy chocolate chunk cookies

Ben’s mom + sister Becki and her two kids came for a short visit this past weekend to see the King Tut exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, which I think turned out to be a bit of a disappointment for its failure to actually be a real pyramid in the arid Egyptian desert (kids have their expectations you know).  Anyway, I made these chocolate chip cookies to have on hand when the little explorers came over to our house…

These are really my quick go-to cookies. You can make them without the nuts and just use chocolate chips to make them even simpler. Enjoy!

Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies

            3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

            1 cup brown sugar

            1/4 cup granulated sugar

            1 egg

            2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

            1 ¾ cups all purpose flour

            2 teaspoons cornstarch

            1 teaspoon baking soda

            1 teaspoon salt

            8 ounces dark chocolate, roughly chopped (chunks)

            1 ½ cups pecans, toasted and roughly chopped

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Cream together butter and sugars until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.

Stir in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chunks.

Drop by tablespoons onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown around the edges.