Chocolate Chewies

The supermarket by my house makes these crunchy cookies that are filled with walnuts and have a chewy center. They are addictive. So I decided to look around and find a recipe for them. After a while I discovered a recipe that sounds delicious. Although it did not contain nuts, I figured we could work around it.

They are super tasty and awesome.

Chocolate Chewies – (adapted from Recipezaar)

1 1/4 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups unsifted flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

The first step is to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Next place the softened butter and sugar in a bowl and cream them together.

Then add the vanilla and eggs and continue to mix.

While the mixture is beating place the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl. Mix together.

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Now slowly pour the flour mixture into the butter/sugar mixture.

Slowly add the flour, I slipped and added it a little too quick. Needless to say, I had to take a shower after making the cookies.

Once the mixture is fully incorporated add the chocolate chips and walnuts.

The dough is stiff so I found it easiest to mix in the nuts and chips by hand.

Next grab about a tablespoon of dough and form 1 inch diameter balls. Then place them on a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet. Once on the baking sheet, use your hand to slightly flatten the dough ball.