Our Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies are here to steal the spotlight. Imagine warm, gooey chocolate chips nestled within chewy dough, then sprinkled with a generous handful of toasted, crunchy walnuts.
Each bite of these soft, gooey, and crunchy cookies are a delight.
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Why You'll Love Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Every baker has his or her own favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Some people like them soft and chewy, others like them crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside.
This Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is a combination of both types of cookies. The addition of walnuts makes them a little bit crunchy, and the chocolate chips ensure that they are still nice and 'ooey gooey' on the inside.
- Classic Meets Unexpected: It's the chocolate chip cookie you know and love, but kicked up a notch. The walnuts add an unexpected depth, a delightful crunch that keeps things interesting.
- Gooey Meets Crunchy: Each mouthful is a textural adventure. Chewy dough melts in your mouth, while chocolate chips burst with gooey goodness, all perfectly complemented by the satisfying snap of toasted walnuts.
- Easy Elegance: Don't let the fancy name fool you. This recipe is surprisingly simple, with minimal fuss and maximum flavor payoff. Even baking novices can whip up these beauties with ease.
- A Touch of Sophistication: The walnuts add a touch of sophistication to these cookies. They're perfect for impressing friends and family, or simply enjoying as a special treat.
Make this recipe next time you want to try a new chocolate chip cookie recipe that is tried and true!
Ingredients You'll Need
- Shortening
- Butter
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- All purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Chocolate chips
- Chocolate chunks
- Walnuts
Full ingredient amounts and preparation instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
How To Make Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
The following visual tutorial shows the process of making these walnut chocolate chip cookies. It's easy to follow, but be sure to print the recipe card out for full written recipe instructions, the amounts for all ingredients, baking temperature, and baking time.
Make The Cookie Dough
- Cream the shortening, butter, and sugars in a mixing bowl.
- Add the eggs, mixing in after each one.
- Using a hand mixer, mix until fluffy.
- Add the dry ingredients, mixing on slow so you don't get flour flung everywhere.
Stir In The Walnuts and Chocolate Chips
- Add your chocolate chips and walnuts, stirring them in until evenly distributed.
Place Cookie Scoops On A Baking Sheet
- Shape the cookies into โ cup rounded heaps.
- If you chilled your dough, flatten the rounded heaps just a little bit for better baking.
Bake The Cookies and Cool
- Place tray in the preheated oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Be careful to not overcook. Remove from the oven and cool for 3 minutes before transferring to the cooling rack with a spatula.
Substitutions and Variations
- Chopped pecans are a great substitution to chopped walnuts. You can use all shortening if you need to, but increase the vanilla by ยฝ teaspoon to help the flavor profile.
- You can also reduce the flour by ยผ cup and add in โ cup of Dark Hershey Cocoa Powder. Then, add in some white chocolate chips.
- Use the cookies to make ice cream sandwiches with your favorite ice cream flavor!
- Or, get really decadent and have the chocolatey batter mixed with both Milk Chocolate chips and Dark Chocolate chips, for Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Tips for Success
- If using a hand mixer, set your mixing bowl inside your kitchen sink, with faucet pointed to the other side. The sink will contain any splatter or flour dust to the sink interior while using the mixer. It is also less clean up for you!
- Refrigerate your dough for 1 hour before shaping cookies and baking for a chewier cookie interior.
Serving Suggestions
While these cookies are delicious devoured solo (we get it!), or with cold milk, they hold up when packed for school lunches too. No matter how you choose to serve them, these delicious cookies are sure to be a crowd-pleaser. So have fun, experiment, and let your taste buds guide the way!
And, if you love classic cookies be sure to try our other cookies:
- Oatmeal Raisin Pecan Cookies
- Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
- Matcha White Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Crumbl Churro Cookies
- Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Sugar Sprinkle Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake
- Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
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Frequently Asked Questions
Refrigerate the dough for an hour or more. This gives time for the ingredients to come together better.
Yes, you can freeze this dough in containers for up to 6 months. Defrost by setting in the refrigerator overnight.
No, that is not safe to do UNLESS you substitute the raw whole eggs for liquid pasteurized eggs. Even then keep refrigerated at all times.
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Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup dark chocolate chunk chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line your baking sheet with Silpat mats, parchment paper, or spray with non stick spray. Set aside.
- Cream the shortening, butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs, mixing after each. Mix in the vanilla.ยฝ cup shortening, ยฝ cup unsalted butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup light brown sugar, packed, 2 large eggs, 1 ยฝ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and the salt. Mix to combine.3 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ยฝ teaspoon salt
- Hand stir in the chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, and the chopped walnuts until evenly distributed. At this point, you can chill the dough for an hour or proceed and bake.1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, 1 cup dark chocolate chunk chips, 1 cup chopped walnuts
- Use a โ cup scoop and make 24 balls of dough in rounded heaps. Place 6 balls of dough on a sheet so they have plenty of room in between. Don't crowd. Flatten the top of the cookie ball with the bottom of a glass, or the back of a spoon. Just a little, especially if the dough is cold from refrigeration.
- Place tray in the preheated oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Be careful to not overcook. Remove from the oven and cool for 3 minutes before transferring to the cooling rack with a spatula.
Notes
- You can use regular salted butter, but reduce the recipe salt to ยผ teaspoon instead of the ยฝ tsp.
- Try replacing the Light Brown Sugar for Dark Brown sugar, and browning the butter for Brown Butter Chocolate Chip cookies.
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