# Brown Butter Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These highly-rated Christmas cookies feature browned butter, bourbon, pecans, and chocolate chunks.

- Total time: 14 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 sticks butter
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1.5 cups chopped pecans
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 tablespoons Bourbon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2.5 cups flour
- 8 ounces chocolate chunks
- sea salt

## Instructions

1. Brown two sticks of butter in a pan until foamy and brown bits appear.
2. Put the browned butter and all the brown bits into a bowl and set aside.
3. Put 2 tablespoons of butter back in the pan.
4. Add 1 and a half cups of chopped pecans to the pan and toast on medium to high heat for five minutes.
5. Take the toasted pecans off the heat and set aside.
6. Add one cup brown sugar and half a cup of sugar to the browned butter.
7. Mix the sugars and browned butter together.
8. Add two eggs, two teaspoons vanilla, and three tablespoons of Bourbon to the mixture.
9. Add 1 teaspoon salt, half teaspoon cinnamon, half teaspoon baking soda, and 1 teaspoon baking powder to the mixture.
10. Add two and a half cups of flour to the mixture.
11. Mix all the ingredients together until combined.
12. Add the toasted pecans to the dough.
13. Add 8 ounces of chocolate chunks to the dough.
14. Mix all the ingredients together.
15. Cover the dough and refrigerate for a couple of hours (1-2 hours).
16. Scoop the dough onto a lined pan.
17. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
18. Put some sea salt on top of the cookies.
19. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

## Equipment

- pan
- bowl
- refrigerator
- lined pan

## Tips

- Make sure to get all the brown bits from the butter as that's the best part.
- Refrigerate the dough for a couple of hours.
- Add sea salt on top before baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrv2Mnud/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1a362f9f-2e10-4dbc-85a6-06ec8d34215e
- Extracted: 2025-12-23

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