Chocolate Chip (Walnut) Cookies

Today I made cookies – half plain chocolate chip and half chocolate chip walnut. The recipe is the exact same as the Tollhouse recipe, but Alice has you melt the butter and chill the dough for at least two hours. We will see if these tips work. I also purchased an oven thermometer - that should help get the temperature right.

The cookies turned out great – crispy around the edges and soft inside. The melted butter and refrigerated dough worked! I know Maurice will be a fan of these. And he will be extra happy that I made half of the batch with walnuts. Plain old classic brownies are next – I am keeping it safe right now. I will try something more adventurous after the brownies.

Recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 c all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 sticks of butter, melted

3/4 c granulated sugar

3/4 c packed brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 large eggs

2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Equipment

2 ungreased cookie sheets

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375° F. Place racks in lower third and upper third of oven.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.

Stir butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Gradually mix in flour mixture.

Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

Chill the dough for at least two hours.

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 9 minutes or until golden brown. Turn and rotate cookies sheets half way through to bake evenly.

Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.