Chocolate Chip Pie

By Carroll Pellegrinelli

Eating this a piece of this Chocolate Chip Pie is almost like eating a big cookie.

2009 Chocolate Chip Pie Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com

This recipe for Chocolate Chip Pie is very reminiscent of a soft chocolate chip cookie in a pie shell.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 9-inch unbaked pie shell
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar with a wire whisk. Stir in butter. Add eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla. Stir to completely combine. Stir in chips and pecans. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake for 1 hour. Tent crust edges, if necessary.

Serve with whipped or ice cream.

Makes 6 to 8 servings of Chocolate Chip Pie, depending on how pie is cut.