Chocolate Coconut and Pecan Cookies

No need to toast the pecans ahead of time; they will toast right in the cookies as they bake.

• Ready In: 1 hr 6 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen cookies, about

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3  ounces  unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 6  tablespoons  cool unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1  cup sugar, plus
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 3  large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1  cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped pecan pieces

Directions

1. Position racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven; preheat oven to 375°.
2. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
3. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt until combined; set aside.
4. Place the chopped chocolate in the top half of a double boiler set over about 1 inch of simmering water; stir until half the chocolate has melted, then remove the double boilers top half from the heat and continue stirring until all the chocolate has melted; cool for 5 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, soften the butter in a large bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, about 1 minute.
6. Add in the sugar; continue beating until light and fluffy but still somewhat grainy, about 1 more minute.
7. Beat in the eggs one at a time, making sure each is thoroughly incorporated before adding the next.
8. Beat in the vanilla extract, then the cooled, melted chocolate until it looks smooth.
9. Turn off the beaters; add in the prepared flour mixture, then beat at a very low speed until a soft, pliable dough forms; let mixer beat in the coconut and pecans at a very low speed, just until distributed.
10. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart.
11. Bake for 7 minutes, then reverse the sheets top to bottom and back to front.
12. Continue baking for about 6 more minutes, or until the cookies are bumpy, rounded, and still a little soft to the touch.
13. Cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.