These chocolate pear cookies are thick and chewy and are made with chocolate and fresh pears. This simple recipe is made without a mixer and there’s no need to chill the dough!
These pear cookies have bits of chocolate and fresh pears and chocolate in every bite. This easy no chill cookie recipe is flavored with cinnamon, ginger and oranze zest.
I wanted to create a simple cookie recipe with pears for fall. Pears are often overlooked when it comes to baking. They add lots of juicy, fresh flavor.
If you love baking with pears, try my Chocolate Roasted Pear Cake! For more fall cookie recipes, you’ll love my apple cider cookie recipe and soft pumpkin cookies.
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Why This Recipe Works
- The pear and orange zest add lots of fresh, bright flavor. They’re yummy year round but I especially love them in the fall when pears are in season. For another cozy fall cookie recipe, try my maple chocolate chip cookies.
- The chewy texture will have you coming back for more!
- These fresh pear cookies are made without a mixer and there’s no chill time needed.
- Chopped chocolate tastes so good with fresh pear! For another yummy recipe with lots of chopped chocolate, try my chocolate biscoff cookies.
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter: Browned for added nutty flavor and richness.
- Spices: Ground cinnamon and ground ginger add warm flavor to the cookie dough. cinnamon chocolate chip pecan cookies and
- Brown sugar: Use light or dark brown sugar. The brown sugar adds flavor and moisture and helps make these cookies chewy. Make sure your brown sugar is fresh.
- Orange Zest: Orange zest adds a fresh flavor. I typically zest half of one medium naval orange. Try these date scones for another yummy treat with chocolate and orange!
- Chocolate: Use good quality chocolate baking bar. I recommend a dark chocolate that contains between 60% to 80% cacao. I often use Lindt 70 % dark. For another yummy chocolate fall cookie recipe, you’ll love my chocolate chip cookies with cinnamon.
- Fresh pear: I recommend adding about 3/4 cup to 1 cup of finely diced fresh pear. I usually use 1 or 1 and a half medium pears. I prefer to bake with Anjou pears. Bartlett pears (Williams) or Bosc also work.
Substitutions
- Brown your butter for extra flavor. Brown butter only takes a few extra minutes. It will add a nutty taste and more depth of flavor.
- Use extra cinnamon in place of ground ginger.
- Swap in white chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chocolate for the dark chocolate.
- I don’t recommend leaving out the egg or egg yolk. For a yummy egg-free chocolate chip cookie recipe, try my eggless cookies recipe.
Instructions
Step 1: (Photo 1 above) Whisk together the sugars. Add the melted butter and whisk til combined.
Step 2: (Photo 2 above) Whisk in the egg followed by the egg yolk. Add the vanilla extract and orange zest.
Step 3: (Photo 3 above) Use a spatula to stir in the dry ingredients.
Step 4: (Photo 4 above) Stir in the chocolate then gently stir in the chopped pears til just combined.
Step 5: (Photo 5 above) Scoop the dough into balls using 2 tablespoons of cookie dough. Use a 1 ounce cookie scoop to form the cookie dough.
Step 6: (Photo 6 above) Bake 6 cookies at a time for 13-15 minutes until edges are golden brown.
Recipe FAQs
I prefer to bake with Anjou pears. Bartlett pears (Williams) or Bosc also work.
No. Chocolate chips have added ingredients. Baking bars have more cocoa butter since they don’t have the added ingredients found in chips. Cocoa butter makes the chopped chocolate melt more easily.
Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days or for up to 4 days in the fridge. Freeze the baked cookies for up to 2 months.
Expert Tips
- Use a long serrated knife to chop the chocolate.
- Stick some extra chocolate or bits of chopped pear on top of the cookie dough balls before baking.
- Line your baking sheets with parchment paper. Parchment paper helps the cookies bake evenly and reduces spreading.
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Chocolate Pear Cookies
Ingredients
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter melted, cooled slightly
- 2 ⅔ cups flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ tablespoon orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 egg yolk
- 2½ ounces dark chocolate chopped
- ¾ cup chopped fresh pear peeled, cored and chopped into small pieces, about 1 to 1 ½ pears
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan or in the microwave. Set aside to cool for about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk to combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk to combine the sugars. Add the melted butter and whisk til combined. Whisk in the egg followed by the egg yolk. Add the vanilla extract and orange zest.
- Use a spatula to stir in the dry ingredients. Stir in the chocolate then gently stir in the chopped pears til just combined.
- Scoop the dough into balls using 2 tablespoons of cookie dough. Use a 1 ounce cookie scoop if you have one for measuring and to make cookies all the same size. Bake 6 cookies at a time for 13-15 minutes until edges are golden brown and centers are puffy yet soft.
- Allow to cool slightly on the baking sheet then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that nutritional values are created by an online calculator and should only be used as an estimate.
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Apryll Walker
I was curious when I saw these cookies on my instagram feed and I just had to try them out! With a few modifications for my family using gluten free flour and healthier sugars, they were a hit! Thank you for sharing 🩷
Natalie
So happy these cookies were a hit with you and your family, Apryll! Thanks so much for making them and for sharing your recipe notes. Have a great night! -Natalie
Linda B
Awesome tasting cookies! Love how well the dark chocolate goes with the pear. Will make again
Natalie
Thanks so much for making these chocolate pear cookies! Love the chocolate and pear combo too! Have a great day 🙂 -Natalie
Fifi
These cookies are insane! So so good!
Natalie
Hi Fifi! Thank you so much for making these! So happy you enjoyed them 🙂 xx Natalie