Servings: 24 cookies servings Prep: 15 min Cook: 10 min

This recipe for chocolate chip walnut cookies is my Mom’s, and it's the standard by which I measure all cookies! I like them crispy on the edges and soft in the middle, and a good mix of sweet and saltiness. My Mom and I are both Missouri born and raised, so it’s perfectly fitting that these cookies includes walnuts! Walnuts are a native nut for our state, and walnut trees thrive here. Check out all our United States of Cookies recipes here. Recipe courtesy of Michelle from Blackberry Babe.

Servings

24 servings

Prep time

15 minutes

Cook time

10 minutes

Passive time

n/a

Ingredients

1/2 cup Shortening
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 cup Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour
3/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Cream shortening, sugars, egg and vanilla till light and fluffy. Stir together dry ingredients, then stir into creamed mixture. Blend well. Add chocolate and nuts.
Drop from teaspoon 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Remove from sheet immediately and transfer to cooling rack or waxed paper to cool.