Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300F degrees.
- Beat butter and sugar in bowl of heavy-duty electric mixer until light and creamy.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Add flour and baking powder; beat just until mixed.
- Stir in chocolate pieces and pecans.
- Dough will be firm.
- Shape into 6 or 7 lemon-sized balls.
- Arrange 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
- Using palm of hand, flatten each cookie to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Bake cookies until faintly browned at edges, about 45 minutes.
- (The cookies are so big that they require a long baking time.) Remove from oven; let cool on wire rack.