Double Dark-Chocolate Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

• 8 ounces unsalted butter, 2 sticks
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 5 1/2 ounces dark chocolate, minimum 60 percent cocoa content
• 3/4 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. 2

   Cut 8-ounce (2 sticks) unsalted butter into pieces and allow to soften.

3. 3

   In medium bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, salt and baking powder; set aside.

4. 4

   On cutting board, chop 5 1/2 ounces dark chocolate into 1/2-inch chunks; set aside.

5. 5

   Roughly chop 3/4 cup walnuts and set aside.

6. 6

   In separate bowl using an electric mixer, cream together butter with both sugars. Add the eggs, one at a time, to creamed mixture. Beat in 1 t pure vanilla extract.

7. 7

   Slowly add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beating well with electric mixer after each addition.

8. 8

   Stir in chocolate chunks and walnut pieces using wooden spoon.

9. 9

   Drop 1 1/2-inch balls of dough onto greased cookie sheet.

10. 10

    Bake 9 minutes on middle oven rack.

11. 11

    Let cookies cool for several minutes on cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling rack (they will be too soft when first removed from oven).