call it a perversity but i had to try this one with only one (bad) review and i'm glad i did. i accidently splashed in extra vanilla and my margarine - not butter - was melted in some parts. i used freshly-toasted walnuts in place of pecans. my only problem was that i accidently baked them too long about 15 minutes. THESE COOKIES have a nice nutty flavor from the whole wheat and they spread out but not too much like some other chocolate chip cookies. next time and there will defintely be one i will bake these at the suggested time. PLEASE ignore the other reviewer (excuse me) but i have absolutely no explanation as to why this cookie didn't turn out for them. whole wheat does take some getting used to perhaps that's it. have a glass of milk handy for this one!
These were fantastic! A great way to avoid refined wheat flour and stull indulge. I scaled the recipe down skipped the pecans and replaced the white sugar with half as much Splenda. Will make these regularly!
I don't know why anyone would give this less than 5 stars. We absolutely loved these! I didn't have any pecans so I put in about a quarter cup of flax seeds for some crunch. I might add more next time -- they were pretty good. Personally I couldn't even tell these were made with whole wheat. We'll definitely make them again.
PLEASE NOTE: I would use the base cookie recipe here again - it is actually very good. However - I am debating on whether or not to even keep these after baking - the amount of chocolate chips overpowers the cookie! I love chocolate and these are just not up to par as written!... Might as well be eating a candy bar! Next time - I will add a MAXIMUM of 1 cup of chips for this entire recipe - or just eliminate them altogether and substitute 1 cup of brickle chips.
I thought this recipe was great! I had no problems whatsoever- I was a bit hesitant as to how the cookies would turn out before i put them in the oven because the dough was a little grainy but they cooked fine. To anyone who likes pecans as much as I do 1/4 - 1/2 cup of extra pecans works well. Also I sprinkled a little cinnamon on top of the cookies before I baked them:)
These fabulous cookies came out just perfect! I love when I can use whole wheat in a dessert.:) Didn't change a thing and we love these big soft gooey tasty treats! Beware this recipe makes A LOT! I only made 1/4 of the recipe and got 2 dozen good-sized cookies. Thanks you so much for the recipe!:)
Never will try again. Sorry.
These truly are the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever had! Made even better by not using white flour in addition to the W.W. Flour I added some Flax Meal. I didn't do nuts this time maybe next time. I baked them for the 10 min. suggested and let sit on the cookie sheet for 2 min. and then moved to cooling rack. Perfect! Only other suggestion is that if you have a dog keep these and any chocolate away from him. My 2 yr. old puppy ate 1/2 of one before I could catch him. Chocolate can kill dogs. Thanks for a great recipe. Oh and have a cold glass of milk available for dunking.
We really liked these. We're not nut fans so we skipped the pecans. Also I cut the recipe in half by using the handy scaling tool. Even though they are whole wheat we didn't need 5 dozen cookies around the house. Especially when they are this good!
