Recipe: 00027 Title : Chocolate Chip Cookies Author: JGruhn Date : April 1995 _________________________________________________________________________ 1/2 C firmly packed brown sugar 3/8 C granulated sugar 1 large egg 3/4 tsp vanilla 1-1/4 C all purpose flour 5/8 tsp baking soda 1 C walnuts, coarsely chopped 1-1/2 C semisweet chocolate baking chips In a large bowl, beat the first three ingredients until creamy and no butter flecks remain. Beat egg and vanilla in until well blended. Add flour and baking soda and beat until well blended. With a spoon, stir in the walnuts and chocolate chips. With a small ice cream scoop or 1/8 C measure, shape dough into 1-1/2 inch diameter balls (about 2-1/2 TBS) and place close together on 10- by 15-inch baking sheets. Cover and chill for at least 6 hours or up to 4 days. To bake, transfer balls to 12- by 15-inch baking sheets, ungreased or lined with cooking parchment, spacing balls about 2-1/2 inches apart. Flatten each ball to a 3/4-inch thick round. Make sides go straight up and depress center of each cooky slightly. Let dough warm to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Bake in a 400 degree oven until cookies are golden brown all around edges, but center 1 inch is still pale, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on pans until firm, about 5 minutes. Then transfer to racks. Serve warm or cool. Makes about 18 to 21 cookies. -=-=-=-=- _________________________________________________________________________