Cookies With A Kick: Triple Chocolate Pecan Bites

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cups light brown sugar (lightly packed)
• 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 21/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 11/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (for tossing)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (for tossing)

1. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until combined.
2. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
3. Add vanilla.
4. Sift next 6 ingredients together
5. Gradually add dry sifted ingredients to butter mixture, beating until just blended.
6. In a separate bowl combine white and semi-sweet chocolate chips and chopped pecans.
7. Toss chips and pecans with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon chili powder.
8. Carefully stir tossed chips and nut mixture into dough until just combined.
9. Preheat oven to 375u0b0F.
10. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
11. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto sheets, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart (16 per cookie sheet).
12. Bake for about 9-11 minutes in a conventional oven, or 10 minutes if using the "convection bake" setting.
13. Turn trays around halfway through baking.
14. Remove from oven.
15. Let stand on sheets 3 - 5 minutes.
16. Transfer cookies to racks and cool completely.
17. For a crisper cookie - DO NOT FREEZE. Store in airtight container (as you would for shortbread).rnFor a chewy cookie - FREEZE AND THAW.

unsalted butter, light brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, cayenne pepper, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, pecans, cinnamon, chili powder

Taken from food52.com/recipes/11415-cookies-with-a-kick-triple-chocolate-pecan-bites (may not work)