Happy Cookie Friday! I got some delicious chunky cookies for you today! Packed with chocolate chips and walnuts – I think a good treat for fall when the days are getting darker and colder… well these Chunky Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies are actually nice all year round. Chocolate and walnuts are available all the time, unlike seasonal fruits and berries.

You can already find countless cookie recipes here on my blog – many with walnuts. I think walnuts are really nice for baking and I love the flavor. They need to be fresh though – the flavor of old walnuts is horrible. The longer they sit in the cabinets waiting to be used, the more they start to taste old and meh. In my kitchen, that means you will get more bakes with walnuts as soon as I open a package. Good for the flavors and good for the guests that get to eat all the cookies and cakes I guess.
These cookies here are a copycat recipe from the well-known Levain bakery from the Upper West Side in New York. They are famous for these kinds of chunky cookies – crisp on the outside and kind of soft and chewy on the inside. I heard people are lining up to get them fresh from the oven.

Well… you do not have to travel to New York to get nice cookies – maybe to compare them with those here – the easiest thing is to make them at home with this recipe I guess.
As I said – this is a copycat recipe – I do not have the original one though I would love to take a look at their recipe book! People agree that these come very close to the original ones. My memory of the cookies from that bakery has almost disappeared since my last trip to New York was a while ago. Next time I will bake some cookies and bring them to N.Y., and get cookies from the bakery and compare them. Perhaps mine are even better (wishful thinking).
Here are some more cookie recipes for you to try…
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
NY Style Pumpkin Pie Spice Pecan White Chocolate Cookies
Easy Carrot Cake Cookies
Chewy Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crumbl-y Churro Cookies
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
(10 cookies)
3/4 cup (170g) butter, room temperature
3/4 cup (150g) sugar (fine)*
1/4 cup (50g) raw brown cane sugar
1 medium egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract*
2 cups (260g) stronger all-purpose flour*
2 tsp. cornstarch*
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3.5 oz. (100g) semi-sweet chocolate chips*
1 cup (90g) walnuts*, toasted and chopped
(10 Cookies)
170g weiche Butter
150g Zucker (fein)*
50g Vollrohrzucker*
1 Ei (M)
1 TL Vanille Extrakt*
260g Mehl (Type 550)*
2 TL Speisestärke*
1 TL Natron
1 TL Salz
100g Zartbitter Schokoladendrops*
90g Walnüsse*, getoastet und gehackt

DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and spread the walnuts evenly on top. Toast the nuts for 6-8 minutes until fragrant. Take them out and let them cool down completely. Chop coarsely and set aside.
2. Add the butter and sugars to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Mix the flour with cornstarch, baking soda, and salt and add to the bowl – mix until just combined. Add the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts and fold in. Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge overnight.
3. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Divide the dough into 10 equal portions and place five of them with enough space in between on the baking sheet – keep the rest in the fridge. Bake the first batch of cookies for about 12 minutes until lightly browned. They will look quite underbaked, but that is ok. Take them out of the oven and let them cool down on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool down. Repeat with the second batch of dough.
1. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und die Walnüsse darauf verteilen. Die Nüsse für etwa 6-8 Minuten anrösten, bis sie anfangen zu duften. Aus dem Ofen holen, abkühlen lassen und dann grob hacken. Zur Seite stellen.
2. Die Butter und die beiden Zuckersorten in eine große Schüssel geben und hell und luftig aufschlagen. Das Ei und den Vanille Extrakt dazugeben und gut unterrühren. Das Mehl mit Stärke, Natron und Salz vermischen und dann zur Schüssel dazugeben und nur kurz unterrühren. Schokolade und gehackte Walnüsse unterheben. Die Schüssel abdecken und dann über Nacht in den Kühlschrank stellen.
3. Den Ofen auf 180°C (350°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen. Den Teig in zehn Portionen aufteilen und dann fünf davon mit Abstand zueinander auf das Blech setzen – den restlichen Teig zurück in den Kühlschrank legen. Die Cookies für etwa 12 Minuten backen – sie sollten leicht Farbe bekommen haben. Die Cookies werden noch leicht ungebacken aussehen, aber das ist so gewollt. Aus dem Ofen holen und auf dem Blech etwa 10 Minuten abkühlen lassen, dann auf einem Kuchengitter komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen.

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Chunky Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 00:15
- Cook Time: 00:12
- Total Time: 08:30
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: -
- Cuisine: United States
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Delicious big & chunky chocolate chip cookies with some additional toasted walnuts. Great combination! Crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside!
Ingredients
3/4 cup (170g) butter, room temperature
3/4 cup (150g) sugar (fine)*
1/4 cup (50g) raw brown cane sugar
1 medium egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract*
2 cups (260g) stronger all-purpose flour*
2 tsp. cornstarch*
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3.5 oz. (100g) semi-sweet chocolate chips*
1 cup (90g) walnuts*, toasted and chopped
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and spread the walnuts evenly on top. Toast the nuts for 6-8 minutes until fragrant. Take them out and let them cool down completely. Chop coarsely and set aside.
2. Add the butter and sugars to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Mix the flour with cornstarch, baking soda, and salt and add to the bowl – mix until just combined. Add the chocolate chips and chopped walnuts and fold in. Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge overnight.
3. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Divide the dough into 10 equal portions and place five of them with enough space in between on the baking sheet – keep the rest in the fridge. Bake the first batch of cookies for about 12 minutes until lightly browned. They will look quite underbaked, but that is ok. Take them out of the oven and let them cool down on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool down. Repeat with the second batch of dough.
Notes
Enjoy baking!
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