Description
Pioneer woman texas sheet cake cookies merge classic sheet cake flavors with chewy cookie textures. Rich chocolate and buttery notes create an irresistible dessert you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (360 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 stick (113 g) salted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) buttermilk
- ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (67 g) packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup (25 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (85 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup (90 g) chopped toasted pecans
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 6 tbsps (85 g) salted butter
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- 2 tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar, sifted
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Heat oven to 350˚F (175˚C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Chocolate Fusion: Melt chocolate chips in microwave at 50% power, stirring every 15 seconds until smooth and glossy; let cool slightly.
- Dry Ingredient Harmonization: Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl until completely integrated.
- Butter and Sugar Transformation: Cream butter and sugars using electric mixer on medium-high speed for 2 minutes until light and airy.
- Moisture Integration: Blend egg, vanilla extract, and melted chocolate into butter mixture for 30 seconds until fully combined.
- Batter Composition: Gradually mix dry ingredients with wet mixture, alternating flour blend and buttermilk on low speed. Fold in toasted pecans.
- Cookie Placement and Baking: Drop heaping tablespoons of dough onto prepared sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes, rotating pans midway. Seek puffed tops and set edges with fudgy center. Rest cookies on sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack.
- Glaze Creation: Melt butter over medium heat, whisk in milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. Incorporate powdered sugar until achieving silky-smooth consistency.
- Final Embellishment: Drizzle glaze generously over cookies, allowing it to cascade down sides. Let glaze set for 1 hour before serving.
Notes
- Chocolate Melting Mastery: Microwave chocolate at 50% power, stirring every 15 seconds to prevent burning and achieve a smooth, glossy texture.
- Buttermilk Magic: Use room temperature buttermilk for better ingredient integration and a more tender cookie crumb.
- Pecan Perfection: Toast pecans beforehand to enhance their nutty flavor and add a delightful crunch to the cookies.
- Glaze Timing Trick: Allow cookies to cool completely before glazing to ensure the perfect smooth, glossy finish that sets beautifully.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg