While they may lack the aesthetic daintiness of Nicks Raspberry Thumbs these simple to bake Chocolate and Walnut cookies taste just superb. The recipe is adapted slightly from one sent to me by French food blogger Cindy from Montpellier. As part of the Euro Blogging by Post parcel exchange I received the recipe and ingredients to make these; and damn nice they were to. So good in fact I thought I would give them another go for the Slashfood bake-off. The original recipe used a mix of dark and white chocolate. I substituted walnuts for the white chocolate.
What I love about these is that after cooling they develop a wonderful light crunch on the outside; biting through that reveals a moist, sensual, soft interior. A liqueur coffee and one or two of these is sure to get the pulses racing!
Cindy's Chocolate and Walnut Cookies
- 4oz butter
- 9oz brown sugar
- 2tsp vanilla essence
- 2 eggs
- 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 9 3/4oz plain flour
- 4 3/4oz dark chocolate bits
- 4 3/4oz walnut pieces
Preheat oven to 180C. Use an electric mixer to beat the butter, sugar and essence together until light and creamy. Add eggs gradually, beating in the first well before adding the second. Using a metal spoon fold in the soda, sifted flour, walnuts and chocolate until smooth. Drop tablespoons of the mix onto paper-lined baking trays. Allow for then to spread. Bake until lightly golden. Cool before eating. Delicious.
[Photo Andrew Barrow]
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