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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies (Levain copycat)

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30 min

Growing up, these were my favorite little treat back when there was one levain bakery on the Upper West Side. Fast forward a decade later, I feel like it is my duty as cookie baker to recreate them all for you. Tips: - With so much chocolate in this recipe I recommend using a high quality chocolate chip, or using chopping up a bar - You must refrigerate the dough. With the large amount of fat in the dough, the cookies need time to rest and come together.

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10 cookies

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10 cookies

US

original

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Ingredients

390 g all purpose flour

90 g cornstarch

2 tsp baking powder

1 ½ tsp kosher salt

280 g unsalted butter, melted

270 g packed brown sugar

115 g white granulated sugar

340 g dark chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)

100 g coarsely chopped walnuts, lightly toasted

2 large eggs

2 egg yolks

Directions

Step 1

In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together. Set aside.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, add light brown sugar and granulated sugar. Whisk together with a hand mixer on medium speed until light and airy. While whisking, slowly stream in melted butter butter.

Step 3

Add in the eggs one at a time followed by the egg yolks.

Step 4

Once the butter sugar, and egg mixture is smooth, switch to a rubber spatula and fold in the dry ingredients until the dough forms.

Step 5

Add in rough chopped walnuts and chopped chocolate. Mix until combined. Cover and let the dough rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Step 6

Remove from fridge. Scoop out a large dough ball. Weigh each dough ball out to 6oz and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. About ten equal sized balls.

Step 7

Cover with plastic wrap, and let chill in the fridge at least 12 hours, up to 48.

Step 8

Preheat the oven to 425F (400F convection).

Step 9

Remove cookie dough from fridge. Space each cookie about 2-3 inches apart from each other on a parchment lined baking tray. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Or until the edges are golden, but the middle is still slightly gooey. Set tray on a wire rack to cool at least 15 minutes before serving.

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