A Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie are so delicious. Adding walnuts to the classic chocolate chip recipe adds extra flavor and texture. The gooey chocolate, crunchy walnuts, and buttery dough creates layers of flavors that delight the senses. In this blog I share my easy to follow recipe for chewy and crunchy chocolate chip walnut cookies.
How to Make Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
The key to great cookies are:
- Fresh Ingredients – always use fresh ingredients for optimum taste.
- Room temperature ingredients – ensure the butter and eggs are at room temperature.
- Chilling the cookie dough – reduces the spreading of the cookie dough while cooking.
Watch the Video (Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Tutorial)
Ingredients for Cookies
All-Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Brown Sugar, Eggs, Vanilla Extract, Chocolate Chips and Walnuts.
Instructions for Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
Step 1: Prepping for Baking
Begin by preheating your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Ensure all your ingredients are at room temperature for optimal blending.
Step 2: Preparing the Dry Mixture
In a spacious bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk these ingredients thoroughly until they’re well incorporated. Set this dry mixture aside for later use.
Step 3: Creaming the Sugars and Butter
Using a stand mixer, blend together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter until they form a creamy, consistent mixture.
Step 4: Incorporate Wet Ingredients
Gradually add the eggs one at a time, ensuring they’re fully integrated. Pour in the vanilla extract, continuing to mix the ingredients together.
Step 5: Blend Ingredients
Slowly introduce the dry flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Allow the mixer to combine them evenly, forming a cohesive dough.
t’s time to elevate the dough’s flavor profile. Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts, ensuring they’re evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Chill the Dough by placing in the refrigerator for at least an hour. This resting period not only melds the flavors but also helps the cookies retain their shape during baking.
Step 6: Baking the Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
After the chilling time is up, remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator. Using a 1/4 cup scoop, form the dough into individual cookies.
*Positioning for Baking: Note the type of oven you have – for electric ovens, place the cookies on the lower rack, while for gas ovens, opt for the top rack. Slide the prepared cookies into the preheated oven. Let them bake for 13 to 17 minutes, or until they achieve that perfect golden hue.
Once baked, carefully remove the cookies from the oven. Transfer them onto a wire rack to allow them to cool further.
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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Recipe
15
servings12
minutes17
minutesIngredients
4 Cups tAll-Purpose Flour
1 tsp tBaking Powder
1 tsp tBaking Soda
½ tsp tSalt
1 Cup tGranulated Sugar
1-½ Cups tBrown Sugar
2 ttEggs
1 tsp ttVanilla Extract
1-½ Cups tButter
1- ½ Cups tChocolate Chips
1 Cup ttWalnuts
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Ensure all of your ingredients arel at room temperature.
- In a large bowl add the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt then whisk until well combined. Set this dry mixture aside until later.
- Using a stand mixer, add the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter and mix until well combined.
- Slowly add the eggs one at a time
- Pour in the vanilla extract then slowly add the dry flour mixture and continue mixing
- Add the chocolate chips and walnuts then mix until well combined.
- Chill your dough place your dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour this will allow the flavors to melt and help the cookies to retain their shape.
- After an hour remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator then using a 1/4 cup scoop form the cookies.
- Note: If you are using an electric oven place the cookies on the lower rack and if you’re using a gas oven place the cookie sheet on the top rack.
- Place the cookies in the preheated oven and allow them to cook for 13 to 17 minutes.
- After the cookies are done remove them from the oven then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
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