Chocolate Chip Cookies

[GG Mora]

Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1-1/4 c (150g) all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 c (125g) unsalted butter, softened
  
• 6 T (75g) granulated sugar
  
• 6 T (75g) light brown sugar
  
• 1 vanilla bean
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp hot water
  
• 1 c (125g) walnut pieces, lightly toasted
  
• 1 c (175g) chocolate chips
  

Preheat oven to 375°. Line baking sheet(s) with parchment paper.

Sift together flour and salt. Set aside.

Cream butter. Add sugars and beat until light and fluffy.

Using a sharp paring knife, split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise. Scrape out the vanilla seeds and add them to the butter/sugar mixture. Add egg and beat for 2 minutes.

Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Stir into butter/sugar/egg mixture. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour in 2 or 3 batches. Blend in nuts and chocolate chips.

Drop in small mounds onto baking sheet, spacing 3” apart. Bake until uniformly light brown, 10 - 12 minutes. Actually, I use a small scoop that makes a ball about the size of a jacks ball, then I flatten the ball with the bottom of a glass.

Keywords: Cookie

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