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Chocolate Chunk Walnut Cookies

Yields 24 cookies or 48 smaller cookies
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Author: Foto Visualista

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour do not pack
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 3 oz dark chocolate bar, chopped into bit size chunks
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375­°F
  • Line a large or several average-sized baking trays with parchment paper, and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl cream together the shortening, butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Once mixed and creamy add in the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until ingredients are well blended.
  • In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix together thoroughly. Slowly add combined ingredients into your large mixing bowl, mix to thoroughly combine.
  • Fold in chocolate chips, chopped chocolate chunks, and walnut until thoroughly combined.
  • Using a large cookie scoop will make approximately 24 balls of dough. Place each onto your parchment paper-lined baking tray. Allow 2 inches in between each cookie dough ball. Optional: Using a flat bottomed glass, gently flatten rounds into thick discs.
  • Place into a pre-heated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from oven and allow to cool, on the baking sheet, before removing cookies from baking sheet. Enjoy!

Notes

I use my stand mixer when making this recipe.  It makes combining the ingredients much easier.  A hand mixer will also be helpful.
I prefer cookies to be cooked, but not overly browned and hard.  I'm able to achieve this by removing cookies when the first hint of golden shows near the bottoms of the cookies.  This is usually within moments of the full cook time and of course, this time will vary depending on each oven.  I will then remove the tray, leaving all of the cookies on the tray, and allow the tray and cookies to cool.  The cooking process will continue during this cooling period, the bottoms will have a golden tone and not become hard.