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C O O K I E S , B A R S , A N D B R O W N I E S 357
CHOCOLATE CHUNK K
CHOCOLATE CHUN
WALNUT CHEWIES S
WALNUT CHEWIE
his is a great chocolate cookie 1 package (18.25 ounces) plain
devil’s food cake mix
recipe not only because it is a
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
cinch to throw together but 1 ⁄4 cup (packed) light brown sugar
also because these cookies bake up 2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
chewy and moist, just like a
1 cup coarsely chopped semisweet
brownie. Instead of the usual
chocolate
chocolate chips, I fold in larger 3 ⁄4 cup finely chopped walnuts
chunks of semisweet chocolate. And
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
what better accompaniment to
and preheat the oven to 350°F. Set aside
those chunks than chopped wal- two ungreased cookie sheets.
nuts? Unless, that is, you hail from 2. Place the cake mix, melted butter,
Georgia or Texas, then by all means brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large
mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer
use pecans!
on low speed for 1 minute. The dough will
be smooth and thick. Fold in the chocolate
until well distributed.
3. Drop heaping teaspoons of the dough 2
inches apart on the ungreased cookie
sheets. Sprinkle a little of the walnuts on
MAKES: 4 DOZEN 2-INCH COOKIES top of each cookie. Place the sheets in the
oven. (If your oven cannot accommodate
PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
both cookie sheets on the center rack, place
BAKING TIME: 10 TO 12 MINUTES
one on the top rack and one on the center
