Chocolate Walnut Cookies

The velvety sweetness of chocolate mingles with the nutty goodness of walnuts in these Chocolate Walnut Cookies. Paired with a cup of espresso or a glass of milk, these cookies are pure and indulgent chocolate bliss.

Chocolate Cookies with Walnuts

These are splendidly distinctive cookies. With only a quarter cup of flour in the complete recipe, the majority of this cookie is richly full of chocolate and walnuts. (And sure, in the event you don’t occur to be a fan of walnuts, be happy to substitute pecans. However, please hear me out first, okay?)

The primary time I deliberate to make these cookies, I knew that Sean can be pleased to see them, since he loves walnuts in his cookies and walnuts haven’t at all times been my favourite. I’m pleased to say that I wound up loving these cookies, walnuts and all.

I initially thought to make them with pecans, however I’m glad I didn’t. Within the 10+ years since I first made these cookies, I’ve by no means once more been tempted to swap in pecans. The wealthy, deep cocoa style of chocolate performs superbly with the earthy, barely bitter notes of walnuts, forming a scrumptious distinction.

Chocolate Walnut Cookies

You’ll want the next elements for this recipe:

• all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt
• bittersweet chocolate
• butter
• eggs
• sugar
• vanilla
• walnuts
• semi-sweet chocolate chips

Chocolate Walnut Cookie Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Whisk collectively the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and put aside.

Soften the bittersweet chocolate and the butter in a double boiler and whisk clean. In the event you favor to make use of the microwave, mix the butter and chocolate in a glass bowl and warmth for 1 minute at a time at 50% energy, stirring till clean. Put aside the melted chocolate to chill to room temperature.

In a small mixing bowl, mix the eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Whisk till totally mixed. Slowly drizzle the egg combination into the melted chocolate, whisking consistently.

Add the flour combination to the chocolate combination and stir till clean. Add the chocolate chips and chopped nuts and stir once more.

Scoop rounded tablespoons of the dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake till the cookies seem dry on the skin, about 9-10 minutes. Take away from the oven whereas the cookies are nonetheless gooey and smooth inside. Take further care to not overbake these cookies.

Let the cookies relaxation on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes earlier than transferring to a wire rack to complete cooling. The cookies can be smooth whenever you place them on the rack, however they may agency up as they cool.

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{initially printed 3/15/12 – recipe notes and photographs up to date 12/11/23}

recipe barely tailored from and with due to Alice Medrich by way of Chef Dennis