How to bake mostly organic chocolate chip pecan cookies

Bake Mostly Organic Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

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My butter wasn't room temperature so I softened for 15 seconds in microwave, not enough to make it runny

My butter wasn't room temperature so I softened for 15 seconds in microwave, not enough to make it runny

Now I'm mushing it like a banana till it feels soft

Now I'm mushing it like a banana till it feels soft

This is the mix of white and dark sugar

This is the mix of white and dark sugar

Add the sugar mixture, a little at a time

Add the sugar mixture, a little at a time

More sugar, more stirring with a fork

More sugar, more stirring with a fork

This is what it looks like when all the sugar is added

This is what it looks like when all the sugar is added

Add 2 eggs

Add 2 eggs

Stir in the eggs

Stir in the eggs

Add in the vanilla

Add in the vanilla

1 cup whole spelt flour

1 cup whole spelt flour

Half teaspoon baking soda

Half teaspoon baking soda

Baking soda, mix into flour

Baking soda, mix into flour

Mixing soda in

Mixing soda in

1 cup chips, 1 cup pecan halves

1 cup chips, 1 cup pecan halves

Add the flour to wet ingredients, a little at a time, then chips and pecans on top of last addition of flour before turning into batter

Add the flour to wet ingredients, a little at a time, then chips and pecans on top of last addition of flour before turning into batter

Fold together

Fold together

Finish folding batter

Finish folding batter

Pre-heat oven to 350. Parchment paper on pan, big dollops of dough:  12 big cookies into oven for 12-14 min

Pre-heat oven to 350. Parchment paper on pan, big dollops of dough: 12 big cookies into oven for 12-14 min

The finished product, or what's left of them

The finished product, or what's left of them

Costco Pecan halves

Costco Pecan halves

Coconut sugar

Coconut sugar

Half teaspoon vanilla (or more)

Half teaspoon vanilla (or more)

White sugar (the less than organic part) though this is probably 10 year old sugar so perhaps the pesticides have a short half life)

White sugar (the less than organic part) though this is probably 10 year old sugar so perhaps the pesticides have a short half life)

Organic eggs

Organic eggs

Never seen eggs in a bowl before?

Never seen eggs in a bowl before?

I use Camino 71% chocolate chips

I use Camino 71% chocolate chips

Baking soda

Baking soda

Organic butter (no crappy, evil, bad-for-you margarine substitutes)

Organic butter (no crappy, evil, bad-for-you margarine substitutes)

  • 1/2 cup organic butter
  • 1/3 cup white granulated sugar (or less)
  • 1/3 cup coconut or brown sugar (or less)
  • 2 organic eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon organic vanilla
  • 1 cup whole grain spelt flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda