Title: Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 3 Dozen

1 c Butter (unsalted), softened
1 c Dark brown sugar, packed
1 c Light brown sugar, packed
1 tb Vanilla extract
2 lg Eggs
2 tb Coriander, ground (optional)
1 ts Baking powder,
-double-acting
2 1/2 c Flour, unbleached
1 1/2 ts Salt
4 c Walnuts, coarsely chopped
3 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream butter in a large bowl. Beat in the sugar, a little at a time; beat
until light. Stir in vanilla extract. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Stir salt into flour and add to batter. Add nuts and chocolate chips.
Chill batter for an hour and drop by 1/4 C measures 3" apart on buttered
baking sheets. Bake in the middle of a 375 degree F. oven for 12 to 15
minutes; cool on rack.

Notes:

* This recipe is adapted from one that was in _Gourmet_ magazine almost 15
years ago. (I've NEVER used the coriander.) The original recipe also said
to drop by 1/3 C measures and THEN chill the dough. I just didn't have room
in the fridge ;-> And the cookies are still huge when I use the 1/4 Cup
to spoon 'em out...

* Will use approximately 16 oz. of nuts and 18 oz. of chips.

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