American Cookies
A classic American-style handmade cookie with an adjustable texture, featuring chocolate chunks and walnuts.
Ingredients
solid butter
125g (4 oz)
vanilla sugar
45g (1.5 oz)
brown sugar
90g (3 oz)
egg
1
vanilla extract
1 tsp
all-purpose flour
125g (4 oz)
baking soda
1/2 tsp
salt
1/2 tsp
dark chocolate (cut into bean-sized chunks)
125g (4 oz)
walnuts (chopped)
60g (2 oz)
Instructions
1
Step 1
Melt the butter and beat in 2 spoons of sugar until soft and fluffy. Lightly whisk the egg with the vanilla extract, then slowly add the mixture to the butter in small increments.
2
Step 2
Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together, then fold into the butter-egg mixture from Step 1. Stir in the chopped chocolate and walnuts.
3
Step 3
Drop small teaspoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving adequate space between each cookie so they have room to spread while baking.
4
Step 4
Bake the cookies on the parchment paper in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, until lightly golden. Then remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
