Orange Pecan Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange extract
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 grease cookie sheets (i used stoneware and did not grease the stones).
• 3 blend flours, baking powder and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
• 4 in a separate bowl, cream butter and brown sugar.
• 5 add orange extract, vanilla extract, and eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each one.
• 6 add flour mixture and stir until well combined.
• 7 stir in pecans and chocolate chips.
• 8 drop by rounded teaspoons on cookie sheet. flatten slightly. (i open the oven about a minute before they are done and quickly flatten with a fork because i found the dough to be too sticky to flatten easily before baking).
• 9 bake 9-12 minutes, until edges are barely golden brown. do not overbake. even slightly underdone is o.k. so the cookies will stay soft.
• 10 store in an airtight container. then eat for breakfast, or a snack, or whenever. because, you know, these are healthy :).