Levain Bakery Style Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/12/2026

"Mom, I want to hand out cookies as favors for our wedding."🍪 These 12 words warmed my little baker heart.💛 My girl has always loved cookies and now she wants to share her passion for handheld sweets at the biggest celebration of all - her wedding.👰🏻 Selfishly, I also took full advantage and used this as a perfectly legitimate excuse to bake ridiculous amounts of test cookies. You know - for research.🤣

While most people are kicking off 2026 by adopting a new set of healthy eating habits - I dedicated my January finding the very BEST chocolate chip cookie recipe.😅 I've made batches of pecan chocolate chip cookies, classic chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal pecan chocolate chip cookies.😋 If you've ever thought about having a cookie bake off with yourself - I highly recommend it.🤣 This was such a fun (and delicious) experiment.

Every batch of cookies that I baked in the name of finding the perfect wedding favor were delicious. There wasn't a bad one among them but I left it up to the bride and groom to decide which ones they want to pass out to their guests. Also - I've never had so many people come around and offer to be taste testers than when the chocolate chip cookie smells were lofting throughout the house.🏡 🍪 😋

Levain Bakery Style Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs, straight from the fridge
2 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 cups chocolate chips (I used mini, semi sweet and bittersweet)
1 3/4 cups pecans