Walnut Cookies

By courtneyepowell

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups toasted walnuts (about 4 ounces), coarsely chopped

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

STEP 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

STEP 2
Melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring until smooth and combined. Remove from heat and whisk in brown sugar, then eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture with a flexible spatula, then fold in 1 cup walnuts. Refrigerate until dough is just firm, about 30 minutes.

STEP 3
Drop heaping tablespoons of dough, at least 2 inches apart, onto 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts. Bake until tops of cookies are set and shiny, about 12 minutes. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.