Best Ever Chocolate Chunk Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
    1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
    1/4 cup granulated sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 large egg
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (3 ounces)
    12 ounces coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate chunks (Four 3-ounce chocolate bars such as Lindt or Tobler)
    vegetable shortening, for the baking sheets
Preparation
    In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla and salt and beat with a spoon until fluffy.
    Beat in the egg and baking soda.
    Stir in the flour, walnuts and chocolate.
    Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours or overnight.
    Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0.
    Using 2 to 3 tablespoons of dough for each cookie, shape the dough into balls and place on the lightly greased cookie sheet.
    Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies spring back when very lightly touched.
    Cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, transfer to paper towels to cool for about 2 minutes, and transfer to racks to cool.

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