A simple, easy and quick recipe that makes a really good chocolate cookie. They are cake-like in texture, with the crunch of walnuts,the creaminess of chocolate chips and the deep chocolate flavor of cocoa powder.
1/2 cup room temperature butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 white sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp salt 1/2 cup walnut pieces 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugars until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and beat well. In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Slowly add flour mixture to the sugar and egg mixture, mix until well blended. Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto greased cookie sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing. Substitute unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts instead of the walnuts for a great taste variation. Cocoa powder is cocoa solids minus the cocoa fat or cocoa butter.
Cocoa solids hold all the chocolate flavor, are low in calories and carry all of the beneficial antioxidants that have been found to help prevent many diseases. The solids and fat are separated by pressing, which can lead to an acidic taste tin the chocolate. Solids that have been produced by the Dutch process are less acidic and have the traditional brown color associated with chocolate.
