Giant Chocolate Chunk Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
3 large eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
13 ounces semisweet chocolate or 13 ounces white chocolate, chopped coarse
2 2 cups walnuts or 2 cups salted roasted cashews

Preparation

Cream butter with sugars until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla and almond extracts and beat until combined well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift together flour, soda and salt.
Add to butter mixture and beat until combined well.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Stir in chocolate and pecans and drop level 1/4 cupfuls of batter, 3-inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.
Flatten cookies into 1/2-inch thick rounds with wet hands and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden.