Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies
A traditional American recipe for homely biscuits, which can be made in different flavours or with additions (seeds, dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, etc.).
389 K 4/5 (46 reviews)
1 hour 50 min.
Easy
20 cookies
9 IngredientsLast modified on: January 5th 2020
For 20 cookies, you will need:
- 1
1 2⁄3 cup rolled oats - 2
3 tablespoons pecan nuts - 3
½ cup flakeds almonds - 4
2⁄3 cup brown sugar - 5
¾ cup butter - 6
1⁄3 cup chocolate chips - 7
1⁄3 cup egg ( How to... ) - 8
1 cup flour - 9
1 teaspoon baking powder
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Resting: 35 min.
Cooking: 35 min.
All in all: 1 hour 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C)
Spread 1 2⁄3 cup rolled oats on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Spread 1 2⁄3 cup rolled oats on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Do the same with 3 tablespoons pecan nuts and ½ cup flakeds almonds.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Whisk 1⁄3 cup egg in a high-sided container.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Put 2⁄3 cup brown sugar and ¾ cup butter in a mixer bowl.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Use the flat or "K" beater and knead for 1 or 2 minutes until evenly mixed.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Add all the other ingredients (oats, almonds, pecans, baking powder, chocolate chips, eggs and flour).
Stage 9 - 4 min.
Knead for a few more minutes until evenly mixed.
Stage 10 - 8 min.
Take the dough out of the bowl and divide into approx. 40 g (one and a half ounce) pieces.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Roll the pieces of dough betwen your hands into nice round balls.
Note: this is the part children enjoy best. If they are helping you make these, you may well hear something like, "This is cool, just like playdough!"
Note: this is the part children enjoy best. If they are helping you make these, you may well hear something like, "This is cool, just like playdough!"
Stage 12 - 5 min.
Reuse the paper and baking sheets from stage 3. Squash out the balls of dough on the cooking parchment with the palm of your hand into flat cookies, slightly thicker in the centre.
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Stage 13 - 20 min.
Do watch towards the end of cooking. It is important not to overcook these cookies.
Ideally, they should be crisp and golden brown around the edge, but still soft in the centre.
Ideally, they should be crisp and golden brown around the edge, but still soft in the centre.
Stage 14 - 30 min.
Take off the paper and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Your cookies are ready. The only difficulty now is resisting the temptation to eat them all right away!
Your cookies are ready. The only difficulty now is resisting the temptation to eat them all right away!
Remarks
Once the basic dough is made at stage 9, you can let your imagination guide you and (for example) use walnuts instead of almonds, muesli instead of oats, raisins or dried apricots instead of chocolate. Everything is possible (or nearly).
You can use bicarbonate of soda instead of the baking powder.
Before baking you can glaze the raw cookies at stage 12, but this is not essential.
You can use bicarbonate of soda instead of the baking powder.
Before baking you can glaze the raw cookies at stage 12, but this is not essential.
Keeping: Several days in an airtight tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 60 RDI=20 % | 400 RDI=40 % | 220 RDI=30 % | 3,840 RDI=190 % | 16,090 RDI: 190 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 470 RDI=20 % | 1,950 RDI: 20 % |
| Per cookie | 2 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 190 RDI=10 % | 810 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 20 cookies : 5.55 €
- Per cookie : 0.30 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Butter
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Flour
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Rolled oats
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Brown sugar
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