Description
Double chocolate walnut cookies bring rich indulgence to classic dessert lovers. Crisp edges and gooey centers promise chocolate bliss that satisfies deep cravings you won’t resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (16 tbsps/226 g) butter (room temperature)
- 2 large eggs
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.67 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 0.75 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 1.5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 0.5 cup mini chocolate chips or regular chocolate chips
- 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare Dry Ingredients: Meticulously sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl, eliminating potential lumps for a smooth, consistent mixture.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: Utilize a stand mixer to whip unsalted butter and granulated sugar until the mixture transforms into a light, airy, and pale concoction, typically taking 3-4 minutes.
- Incorporate Wet Components: Integrate eggs and vanilla extract into the creamed mixture, blending until achieving a silky, homogeneous texture that promises rich flavor depth.
- Combine Dry and Wet Mixtures: Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet base, mixing on low speed to prevent overmixing and maintain the cookies’ delicate structure.
- Enhance Dough: Tenderly fold semi-sweet chocolate chips and chopped walnuts throughout the dough, ensuring even distribution for a balanced flavor profile.
- Chill Dough: Securely wrap the dough and refrigerate for one hour, allowing flavors to meld and preventing excessive spreading during baking.
- Prepare Baking Setup: Position oven racks centrally and preheat to 350°F, lining baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats for optimal cookie release.
- Form and Arrange Cookies: Craft uniform 1-inch dough balls, spacing them generously on prepared baking sheets to allow proper spreading and even baking.
- Bake and Monitor: Slide cookies into the preheated oven, baking 8-10 minutes until edges crisp slightly while maintaining a decadent, fudgy interior.
- Finish and Cool: Post-baking, optionally embellish with additional chocolate chips, then let cookies rest momentarily on baking sheets before transferring to wire racks for complete cooling.
- Store Properly: Once entirely cooled, preserve cookies in an airtight container, ensuring optimal freshness for up to 10 days at room temperature.
Notes
- Chill for Perfect Texture: Refrigerating dough for an hour helps prevent cookie spread and intensifies flavor complexity.
- Avoid Overmixing: Blend dry ingredients just until combined to maintain a tender, soft cookie crumb without developing tough gluten.
- Watch Baking Time Closely: 8-10 minutes is critical; remove when edges are slightly crisp but center remains soft and fudgy for ultimate texture.
- Store Smartly: Keep cookies in airtight container at room temperature, which preserves moisture and ensures maximum freshness for up to 10 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 224
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 62 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg