Crisp Cocoa Pecan Cookies

Crispy, oversize cookies with a hint of butterscotch flavor.
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It's hump day. Why not celebrate with something sweet? Welcome to Baking Wednesdays.

Photograph by Christopher Griffith

Photograph by Christopher Griffith

We all have our preferences. Pizza: thin or thick? Steak: rare or well? Cookies: chewy or crisp? These cocoa pecan cookies--for the crisp cookie lovers--are firm and delicious with a hint of butterscotch. Prep time is a short 20 minutes, but you're going to have to chill for a while. And we mean that in both senses of the word; the cookies crisp as they cool, so you'll have to practice self-restraint while they set. --Sarah Diedrick