Why I Love This Recipe

• An authentic Ritz-Carlton recipe. One of several cookie recipes the hotel has shared with guests over the years. The hotel would often share the recipes on printed cards for guests to take with them; however, I stumbled across a copy of this recipe on Reddit. It is said that this recipe originates from the Ritz Carlton Marina del Rey in California, but I do not have a concrete source to confirm.
• Chocolate in every bite. Chocolate chunks melt into rich pools instead of staying perfectly shaped like chocolate chips.
• Crunchy pecans. Toasted pecans add buttery flavor and just the right amount of crunch.
• Freezer friendly. Freeze the dough or baked cookies for fresh cookies anytime.

Tips & Tricks

• Chill the dough. With the exception of the Ritz Carlton oatmeal raisin cookies, I've found that all of the recipes I've tried from Ritz Carlton yield better results when the dough is chilled. The recipe does not state whether they chill the dough for the cookies served at the hotel, but I'd imagine they do. I've made this recipe a few times and found that chilling the dough for 1-2 hours prevented the cookies from spreading too much when baking.
• Use chopped baking chocolate instead of chips for bigger pockets of melted chocolate.
• Don't overbake. The centers should still look slightly underdone.
• Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet. Because the centers are soft, they will continue to bake while on the hot baking sheet. That's a good thing.
• Reshaping cookies. If your cookies spread unevenly, use a round biscuit cutter or bowl to gently swirl them into shape while they're still hot.

Ingredients

• Butter: You can use salted or unsalted butter.
• Sugar: This recipe uses only brown sugar for soft, chewy cookies. You might notice that it calls for dark brown and light brown sugar. I had both on hand so I made the cookies as written, but I do not think it was necessary to use two types of brown sugar.
• Flour: Basic all-purpose flour works great. 
• Eggs: For richness and texture.
• Baking soda and salt: For leavening and flavor.
• Vanilla extract: Gives the cookie dough a delicious flavor.
• Chocolate: Chopped semisweet bars give these cookies an indulgent chocolate flavor and texture in every bite. You can also use semisweet chocolate chips.
• Pecans: I love the addition of pecans, and there are a lot of them! Pecans add buttery flavor and crunch to the cookies.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

How to Make Ritz Carlton Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookies

Step 1: Cream butter and brown sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.

Step 2: Add baking soda, salt, and flour. Mix in chocolate chunks and chopped pecans.

Note: For best results, use a 2 Tbsp. cookie scoop, portion dough onto a large cookie sheet and refrigerate the cookie dough balls for 2 hours before baking.

Step 3: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake 6 cookies at a time on each baking sheet.

Step 4: Bake cookies for 13-15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet.

This recipe makes 44 cookies. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container.

Ritz Carlton Cookie FAQs

After making this Ritz-Carlton cookie recipe, I couldn't resist trying more of the hotel's famous cookie creations. I put together a collection of all four Ritz-Carlton cookie recipes so you can bake your way through the entire lineup, including chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, and chocolate chunk pecan cookies.

If you enjoyed this recipe, don't miss my growing collection of Copycat Recipes! From famous restaurant dishes and luxury hotel cookies to bakery favorites and nostalgic grocery store treats, there's something for everyone.

More Famous Copycat Cookie Recipes to Make

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