Ritas Ultra Lite Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE NOG-A-RITA

Steps:

• Mix the melted ice cream, milk, bourbon, dark rum and Nocino together in a bowl and keep chilled.
• Set the egg white in a shallow dish.
• Mix together the sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and Aleppo in a separate shallow dish.
• Dip the rim of 4 chilled coupe glasses or other glasses into the egg white, then into the sugar and spice mixture.
• Pour 1 cup of the mixture into a large cocktail shaker and add ice. Shake for 30 seconds. Strain into the glasses and serve. Keep any leftover ice cream mixture chilled until ready to serve more.
• Alternatively, blend the mixture with ice in an electric blender and pour into the prepared glasses.

RITA'S ULTRA-LITE PECAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• In a mixer on medium-low speed, beat the egg whites until frothy, about 2 minutes. Increase the mixer speed to high, add salt and whip to stiff, but not dry peaks. Reduce the speed to medium. Add the vanilla and then the sugar, a few tablespoons at a time. Whip to glossy peaks, about 2 minutes. Gently fold in the chocolate chips and the pecans. Drop by the tablespoon onto cookie sheets lined with parchment. Bake 45 minutes. Turn oven off and leave in oven overnight without opening the oven door.
• Tip: To reduce calories further, you can scale back on the sugar, chocolate chips, and pecans. I recommend making them the first time with the full amount of sugar to get a feel for how much you want to cut back.

CHOCOLATE CHIP AND PECAN COOKIES WITH MARSHMALLOW CREME

Steps:

• For the cookie dough: Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl.
• Beat the brown sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the egg until completely combined, then beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix on low until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips with a wooden spoon.
• For the filling: Stir in the pecans until just combined.
• Press plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the dough and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment.
• Drop heaping teaspoons of dough onto 2 of the prepared baking sheets, 12 per sheet. Refrigerate the remaining dough. Use your hands to roll the dough into balls, then space them out evenly on the baking sheets. Bake, rotating the baking sheets top to bottom and front to back halfway through cooking, until the cookies are golden around the edges but still soft in the middle, about 10 minutes. Cool the cookies 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough and baking sheet.
• For the add-ins: Once all the cookies are cooled, spread 1 heaping teaspoon of marshmallow creme on top of one cookie, then sprinkle it with your favorite holiday sprinkles. Continue with the remaining cookies, creme and sprinkles, working one cookie at a time (the sprinkles adhere best if added immediately after spreading the creme).

PECAN COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat shortening, butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in another bowl until smooth. Beat eggs into butter mixture one at a time, adding coconut extract and vanilla extract with the last egg. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture and fold in coconut, pecans, semisweet chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips.
• Scoop up dough by spoonfuls and roll into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten dough balls slightly.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 375ºF.
• COMBINE shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in egg. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Mix into shortening mixture until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• DROP by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
• BAKE 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies, or 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet on a cooling rack. Remove cookies to rack to cool completely.
• TIP: If nuts are omitted, add an additional 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
• VARIATIONS.
• BAR COOKIES: HEAT oven to 375ºF. Follow recipe above to prepare dough. Spray a 13 x 9-inch pan with no-stick cooking spray. Spread dough evenly in pan.
• BAKE 19 to 21 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and center feels slightly firm to the touch. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
• LARGE ROUNDS: HEAT oven to 375ºF. Follow recipe above to prepare dough. Spray small area in center of baking sheet with no-stick cooking spray. Cover with 12-inch square of foil.
• PLACE one-fourth of dough in center of foil. Form into a small circle with spatula or rubber scraper. Spray 12-inch square of wax paper with no-stick cooking spray. Place sprayed side down on top of dough. Flatten with round cake pan or pie pan to form a 7-inch circle. Remove wax paper.
• BAKE 9 to 10 minutes or until light golden color. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet on a cooling rack. Remove to rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
• CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE OR DIP: DRIZZLE: Melt 1 cup semi-sweet or white chocolate pieces with 1 teaspoon shortening over very low heat. Stir well. If too thick to drizzle, add 1/8 to 1/2 teaspoon more shortening to thin. Drizzle from end of spoon back and forth over cookie. Sprinkle with nuts before chocolate hardens. To harden chocolate quickly, place in refrigerator for a few minutes.
• DIP: Spoon melted chocolate into custard cup. Dip one end of cooled cookie halfway up in chocolate. Sprinkle with finely chopped nuts before chocolate hardens, or drizzle with contrasting white or dark chocolate. Place on wax paper.

CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat brown sugar, butter, evaporated milk, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. Spoon into balls and place on cookie sheets about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool for about 2 minutes before serving.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter; gradually add sugars, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
• Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to the creamed mixture, mixing well. Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Slightly flatten each cookie with your fingertips. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool slightly on the cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack.

PECAN WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a bowl mix together margarine, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla.
• Stir in oatmeal.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda into the mix. Stir together until combined.
• Add in pecans and white chocolate chips.
• Bake at 375°F for 10-12 minutes or until done to your liking.
• *I like a soft chewy cookie so I usually bake 9-10 minutes. They will firm up on the tray if you let them cool a few minutes before removing them. A longer bake will produce a crisper cookie.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in chocolate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until tops are cracked. Remove to wire racks to cool.