These cookies are satisfying in so many ways: buttery, chocolatey, thick and a little nutty.
Chocolate chip cookies with ground walnuts and oats
1/2 pound of unsalted butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs (preferably free run and room temp’)
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
100g of walnuts
300g dark chocolate chips (approx 1 bag, set 1/3cup aside to grind up)
2/3 cup of rolled oats (not quick oats)
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Preheat over to 350f. Grind the oats, 1/3 cup of chocolate chips and 100g of walnuts in a small chopper, coffee grinder or food processor until quite fine. (You could also use a knife, but I imagine it would take a while to get it fine enough.) In a medium bowl wisk together the flour, ground ingredients, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl beat the butter, sugars and vanilla until it is light and creamy. Add the room temperature eggs, 1 at a time, mixing just until incorporated. Gently stir in the dry ingredients from the first bowl, and finally the rest of the bag of chocolate chips. (This is quite a bit of chocolate, you can always add less if you’d like.)
I usually used a 1/8 measuring scoop to make these. Drop them onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake until almost cooked, about 8-10 minutes. These cookies will set up a bit out of the oven, do not over bake them or they will be too firm. They usually look a little moist on top when they come out of the oven, but not wet.
When I am trying an experiment or a new cookie recipe I usually put one or two tester cookies on a sheet and take it out when I think they are done. Then I give them a few minutes to cool and then taste them. This gives me a better idea of how long it takes to bake the whole batch just right or if something needs adjusting. After all, ovens temperatures vary and it’s easy to take them out a little too early or too late.
**It’s not a big deal if the eggs aren’t room temperature when making most cookies, cakes on the other hand are a different story! If you are in a hurry to warm them up submerge them in a bowl of hot water.
