The Ritz-Carlton is a well-known luxury hotel, also famous for its delicious cookies! Check out this authentic copycat recipe.
This post is all about how to make the Ritz-Carlton’s Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookie recipe.
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to stay or dine at a Ritz-Carlton hotel, then you might be familiar with their homemade cookies. While they are known for making several kinds, like oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, and, of course, the classic chocolate chip, this recipe specifically calls for chocolate chunks and pecans.
These cookies taste extra buttery, chewy, and tender. According to a Reddit thread, this particular Ritz-Carlton cookie originated at the Marina Del Rey hotel; however, I couldn’t verify that information.
Whether you serve these after dinner or gift them to overnight guests in a welcome basket, they are sure to stand out in a fine way. Earlier this year, I also discovered the Ritz-Carlton’s hotel scent dupe on Amazon, and it smells incredible. With these cookies baking in the oven and the bougie oil scent diffusing throughout, your abode will smell fancy just like the Ritz-Carlton.
This recipe makes close to three dozen cookies, and you could always make them into balls and freeze them to bake later. Check out the baking method below, and let me know your thoughts!
Ritz-Carlton’s Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookie
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups plus six tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks (I recommend the Ghirardelli brand). You could also buy the bars and cut them into chunks. I bought three 4-ounce Ghirardelli semi-sweet bars, which equals 12 ounces.
- 2 cups chopped pecans
Optional Topping Ingredient I Added:
- Sea Salt Flakes – I sprinkled each baked cookie with Maldon flakes (yum!).
Equipment Needed:
- Oven
- Good Knife (for chopping nuts and the chocolate chunks if you bought the bars)
- Hand or Stand Mixer
- Cookie Scooper, 2 tbsp (optional)
How To Make The Ritz-Carlton’s Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookies Recipe, Step-by-Step
Step 1: Cream the room-temperature butter and sugars until the mixture is nice and fluffy. (Approximately 3 minutes on medium-high speed.) This may seem like a long time, but it’s worth it.
Step 2: Add the eggs and the vanilla and beat for an additional 2 minutes.
Step 3: Add the flour, salt, and baking soda to the butter mixture. Mix until combined. Do not overmix.
Step 4: Next, mix in the chocolate chunks and the chopped pecans.
Step 5: For best results, chill the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours. You can chill the dough for up to 48 hours.
Step 6: Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Step 7: For best results, use a 2 tbsp cookie scoop to scoop out six chilled cookie dough balls onto a lined baking sheet. I found that six cookies bake well with plenty of room on one sheet.
Step 8: Bake the cookies for 13 to 15 minutes until the edges are golden brown.
Step 9: Cool the cookies on the baking sheet.
Optional Step: Sprinkle Maldon sea salt onto the warm, baked cookies. Enjoy!
FAQs
Can I freeze the Ritz-Carlton dough and bake the cookies later?
Yes! Scoop the dough into cookie balls. This recipe makes about 36 cookies, so you should have about 36 dough balls. Place the balls on a baking sheet and freeze them. After they are frozen, place them in a Ziploc bag with the baking instructions written on the bag. Store the bag in the freezer and bake a few cookies whenever you wish!
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Ritz-Carlton Chocolate Chunk Cookie Recipe
Equipment
- Oven
- Good Knife (for chopping nuts and the chocolate chunks if you bought the bars)
- Baking Sheets
- Parchment paper
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Spatula
- Large Bowl
- Hand or Stand Mixer
- Cookie Scoop, 2 tbsp (optional)
- Wire Cooling Rack
Ingredients
Ingredients You'll Need:
- 1 1/4 cups Unsalted butter, room temperature (2.5 sticks). I recommend using salted butter.
- 3/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar, firmly packed.
- 3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar, firmly packed.
- 3 Large Eggs, room temperature
- 1.5 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups plus 6 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 12 ounces Semi-Sweet chocolate chunks (I recommend the Ghirardelli brand). You could also buy the bars and cut them into chunks. I bought three 4-ounce Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet bars, which equals 12 ounces.
- 2 cups Chopped Pecans
Instructions
How To Make The Ritz-Carlton Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookie, Step-by-Step
- Cream the room-temperature butter and sugars until the mixture is nice and fluffy. (Approximately 3 minutes on medium-high speed.) This may seem like a long time, but it’s worth it.
- Add the eggs and the vanilla, and beat for an additional 2 minutes.
- Add the flour, salt, and baking soda to the butter mixture. Mix until combined. Do not overmix.
- Next, mix in the chocolate chunks and the chopped pecans.
- For best results, chill the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours. You can chill the dough for up to 48 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- For best results, use a 2 tbsp cookie scoop to scoop out six chilled cookie dough balls onto a lined baking sheet. I found that six cookies bake well with plenty of room on one sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 13 to 15 minutes until the edges are golden brown.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet.
- Optional Step: Sprinkle Maldon sea salt onto the warm, baked cookies. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Final Thoughts On The Ritz-Carlton’s Chocolate Chunk Cookie Recipe
I hope you try this bougie, copycat Ritz-Carlton cookie recipe! It’s the perfect baked treat to impress guests, and it will also make your home smell delicious. Oh, and here’s the knockoff Ritz-Carlton hotel oil-diffusing scent to add some extra fancy to the air.
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