Ingredients
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1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (2 sticks)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (Walnuts, Pecans & Mac Nuts work well!)
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 275\u00b0. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or leave them ungreased.
Sift the Flour, Baking Powder and Salt together into a small bowl and set aside.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the Butter and Sugar together in a medium-sized mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 1-1/2 minutes. Stop the mixer to scrape the bowl several times with a rubber spatula.
Add the dry ingredients on low speed and continue to blend for 10 seconds. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, 2 to 2-1/2 minutes. Scrape the bowl.
Add the Chocolate Chips and Nuts with several turns of the mixer, then complete the mixing by hand with a wooden spoon.
Measure out generous rounded tablespoonfuls of dough and roll them into balls with your hands.
Place the balls 1-1/2 inches apart on the cookie sheets and press them down lightly to form a flat bottom (cookie should be about 1/2-inch thick).
Bake the cookies until they are crunchy and golden, about 1 hour. To test for doneness, remove one cookie from the sheet and cut it in half. There should be no doughy strip in the center. Allow the cookies to cool on a rack.
Makes 15 - 17 cookies.
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