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Soft and Crispy Choco Walnut Cookie

Soft walnut chocolate chip cookies with cripsy edge in 3 bites. A perfect balance in nutty, chocolaty, sweet and spinkles of salty. Reduced sugar and perfectly sized. Easy to make. No special equipment required! (Well... if the scale and oven don't count)
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 15 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 110 g Butter

To butter mixture

  • 30 g Dark Brown Sugar sifted
  • 90 g Regular Sugar
  • 1 pc Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Dry Ingredients

  • 160 g Cake Flour or Weizenmehl 405 in Germany
  • 1/2 tsp Sea Salt or 1/4 tsp of table salt
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda

Mix-In

  • 70 g Semi-Sweet Chocolate or chocolate chips
  • 40 g Walnuts

Optional but highly recommended garnish

  • Flaky Sea Salt or Fleur de Sel for decoration

Instructions
 

  • Roast 40 g Walnuts in the oven (170°C for 7-10 mins) until fragrant.
  • Brown 110 g Butter (click for tutorial) and let it cool down in the fridge for 10 -20 mins while preparing for other ingredients.
  • Combine 160 g Cake Flour, 1/2 tsp Sea Salt, and 1/2 tsp Baking Soda in another bowl.
  • Chop up 70 g Semi-Sweet Chocolate and roasted walnuts to the size of a large peanut or however chunky you like.
  • Add both types of sugar (30 g Dark Brown Sugar and 90 g Regular Sugar) to the chilled butter and whisk until well-combined. Sift the brown sugar first if it’s chunky. Alternatively, you can use equal parts of light brown sugar and regular sugar.
  • Mix in 1 pc Egg and 1 tsp Vanilla Extract.
  • Gradually add in the dry ingredients mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Fold in the chocolate and walnuts.
  • Divide the dough into 14-15 dough balls and chill in the fridge overnight. Or chill first then portion the next day if you don’t have enough fridge space. You can also freeze the dough if they won't be baked in the next few days.

The next day

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius and lay the dough balls on a lined baking tray. Make sure to have enough space between the cookies so they don't touch each other when they melt.
    unbaked dough of chocolate walnut cookies on a lined sheet tray
  • Bake for 10 -12 mins or until the bottom looks dark brown and the cookies have mostly set/can be gently picked up after 20 secs.
  • Sprinkle some Flaky Sea Salt or Fleur de Sel.
  • Let the cookies cool down for 5 mins and enjoy!

Notes

This recipe is perfect for baking as a gift and requires little planning. You can bake as few as you want and freeze the rest for later. Just make sure to defrost in the fridge the night before and bake as usual. They test even better the longer the rest in the fridge.
Keyword easy, sweet treats, vegetarian