Dark-Chocolate Walnut Drops

Name: Dark-Chocolate Walnut Drops
Ingredients: 1 1/2 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted; 1/2 c. all-purpose flour; 1/4 c. butter, softened; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1/4 tsp. double-acting baking powder; 1 egg; 1/2 c. sugar; 1/2 tsp. salt; 2 c. walnuts, chopped

9 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. butter, softened
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. double-acting baking powder
1 egg
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. walnuts, chopped

Directions

1

About 2 hours before serving or up to 2 weeks ahead, mix ingredients together.
2

Preheat oven to 350°.
3

Grease cookie sheet. Into large bowl, measure all ingredients except walnuts.
4

With mixer at low speed, beat ingredients until blended.
5

Increase speed to high; beat 1 minute, occasionally scraping bowl with spatula.
6

With rubber spatula, stir in walnuts.
7

Drop mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls, 1 inch apart, onto cookie sheets.
8

Bake 15 minutes.
9

With pancake turner, remove cookies to wire racks; cool. Store cookies in tightly covered container to use up within 2 weeks.
10

Makes 1 1/2 dozen cookies.