Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies with added walnuts for a chewy and delicious cookie that is favorite of nutty cookie lovers!

I am planning on baking a lot of Christmas Cookies this year, most of which I will photograph and share the recipes on this baking blog. But while I’m beginning to put up a few holiday decorations and think about my gift list, on this December 2nd, 2016, I’m easing into the holidays slowly. I resisted the temptation to go all out just yet with red and green frostings, cut-out sugar cookies and decorated gingerbread cookies. I thought I’d bake something classic and simple today. Walnut Chocolate Chip cookies are my sister’s favorite cookie that I bake and I owed her a batch!

I decided to bake these Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies today on my way to Christmas Cookie Baking!

For the past 20+ years, by the time of the first week in December, I was in over my head with holiday cookies. Well, not really, because we always managed to pull through each holiday season successfully. My husband and I managed our internet cookie gift business from a 2000 sq ft commercial site, where together with our employees, ( I miss them all! ) baked thousands of delicious, traditional cookies from scratch, packaged them in charming gift boxes and shipped them nationwide as holiday gifts from both individuals and corporate clients. Every cookie recipe was designed by us and baked from scratch. They looked just like these!

Wow, the more I write, the more I miss those hectic days.

But it was time for us to retire from the cookie bakery. No more 16 hour days during the 4th quarter of each year. It was a wonderful family business that we started as a home-based company in our house and moved to a commercial building in 2007, but with rising shipping costs and other expenses, we decided to close the business in the summer of 2015 and move on to other pursuits.

So now that I have much more available time during the holiday months, I like to ease gradually into my Christmas baking schedule. Gingerbread boys and decorated Christmas tree cookies are on the list and are coming soon, but for know I’m craving traditional chocolate chip cookies. I highly recommend baking a couple dozen Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies on a slow day in your holiday season! ? ?

These walnut chocolate chip cookies have golden brown crispy edges, soft chewy centers, chunky walnuts and loads of semi-sweet chocolate. Homemade deliciousness that will help you slow down and enjoy the season. Happy baking! Judy

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Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

12 mins

Total time

42 mins

 

Chunks of walnut pieces combine with semi-sweet chocolate chips for a classic homemade Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookie!

Author: Country Cupboard Cookies

Recipe type: Cookies

Serves: 30

Ingredients

• 8 ounces unsalted butter (1 cup), softened
• 7½ ounces packed light brown sugar (1 cup)
• 7 ounces granulated white sugar (1 cup)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla
• 1 ounce rolled (old-fashioned) oats (1/4 cup)
• 13 ounces all-purpose flour (preferably unbleached) (3 cups)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup Walnut pieces
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 ounces)

Instructions

1. Cream together butter and sugars in mixing bowl, careful not to overbeat.
2. Combine the eggs with vanilla and add to your mixture, mixing just to blend the egg with the sugars and butter.
3. Add the rolled oats.
4. Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts, using your hands to finish mixing.
6. Portion 2 ounces of dough with a cookie scoop (or ice cream scoop) for each cookie or you can use a ¼ cup measuring cup to estimate.
7. Chill covered dough balls minimum one hour. Ideally chill overnight for the best results if you can wait that long.
8. Bake in 375 degree oven 12 to 14 minutes.
9. Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then remove to cooling rack or sheet.

Notes

A note on chilling the dough. I find that chilling the dough does wonderful things to chocolate chip cookie batter. If you can chill for 24 to 48 hours, you get the best results in browning and flavor. I portion dough balls with a cookie/ice cream scoop, place on cookie sheet and chill just until firm, maybe 20 minutes. Then I place the firm dough balls in a ziploc bag or covered tupperware container to continue chilling. When I'm ready to bake, I place the dough balls on cookie sheets for 10 minutes prior to baking. You can also use this method to bake just a few cookies at a time. If you want to keep the dough balls for longer than 1 week, I would freeze them.

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