Best Ever Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Submitted by Susan Dillard

"I got this recipe from one of the first issues of Chocolatier magazine several years ago. I have tried other versions of chocolate chip cookies since, but none have been as good as these."

 

• Ready In: 37mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 18-24 cookies

ingredients

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1⁄2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (3 ounces)
• 12 ounces coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate chunks (Four 3-ounce chocolate bars such as Lindt or Tobler)
• vegetable shortening, for the baking sheets

directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla and salt and beat with a spoon until fluffy.
2. Beat in the egg and baking soda.
3. Stir in the flour, walnuts and chocolate.
4. Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours or overnight.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°.
6. Using 2 to 3 tablespoons of dough for each cookie, shape the dough into balls and place on the lightly greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies spring back when very lightly touched.
8. Cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, transfer to paper towels to cool for about 2 minutes, and transfer to racks to cool.

Reviews

[horn.priscilla]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've searched high and low for the Chocolatier magazine I saved through many moves and somehow have managed to lose, with butter stains all over it. So I was thrilled to find it here. I'm with you, the best chocolate chip cookies ever. Thank you so much for not only sharing, but referencing Chocolatier magazine.

 

[wildting]

Omg this is the BEST RECIPE EVER!! Thank you so much for sharing ??

 

[Miss Celissa]

Best cookies ever!!! I used a swiss chocolate bar and chopped it up, which was amazing! I am making them for the 2nd time tonight.

 

[ondyp]

Awesome! Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. I omitted the nuts. The kids loved dippng them in milk!

 

[Auntie Frizzie]

Delicious recipe that produces the classic choc chunk cookie - crispy on the edges and chewy in the middle. I didn't bother with the refrigeration, I simply slightly flattened 'blobs' of the cookie dough on the baking tray and got perfect results in 12 -15 minutes.