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    Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    The perfect Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies, chewy, chocolaty, and full of delicious walnuts. These cookies come together quickly and are perfect so satisfy your cookie needs!

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    These are the best walnut chocolate chip cookies ever!
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    These cookies are a spin off of my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe that includes a special ingredient to make them extra good: instant pudding mix.

    Instant pudding mix is the “secret” ingredient to make cookies perfectly chewy and soft while still having a slightly crunchy exterior.

    That with the walnuts and chocolate chips and you have an amazing cookie if I do say so myself. And, well, I do.

    walnut chocolate chip cookie broken in half
    These cookies are chewy, full of chocolate, and tasty walnuts!

    How to make walnut chocolate chip cookies?

    • Cream the butter, sugars and vanilla
    • Add in the eggs one at a time
    • Add in the flour, vanilla instant pudding mix, salt, and baking soda
    • Fold in the chocolate and chopped walnuts
    • Bake at 375°F for 8-11 minutes
    creaming butter and sugar
    flour mixture in bowl
    after adding eggs to batter
    after adding flour to batter
    adding chocolate and nuts to batter
    batter mixed
    spoonfuls of cookie dough on baking sheet
    walnut chocolate chip cookies on baking sheet after being baked

    When are chocolate chip walnut cookies are done?

    The cookie are done when they are lightly browned on top.

    close up of walnut chocolate chip cookie horizontal image
    Slightly golden brown means it's perfectly baked!

    What kind of instant pudding mix should you use?

    I love using instant vanilla pudding mix. You can try a butterscotch or even chocolate for a tasty spin (like I do here in my double chocolate pudding cookies).

    Make sure to add the pudding mix straight from the box and not as pudding.

    What kind of chocolate should you use?

    Most of the time I will use semi-sweet chocolate chips.

    If I want big chunks of chocolate I will substitute ½ cup of chocolate chips for 4 oz of chopped semi sweet chocolate bar.

    Either way you make it these are full of chocolaty goodness!

    baking chocolate cut into chunks
    Adding chopped chocolate gives cookie a little extra something!

    Can you freeze chocolate chip walnut cookie dough?

    Yes. I like to make the dough and then scoop into balls.

    Place the dough balls in a zip lock baggie and freeze for up to a month.

    walnut chocolate chip cookies in white dish
    I love making these for family get togethers!

    How to bake frozen cookie dough?

    You can thaw the dough in the fridge overnight and bake like normal, or bake frozen by increasing the bake time by only a minute or two.

    How to store cookies?

    Store baked cookies in an airtight container or ziplock baggie.

    Cookies are best eaten within 3-4 days.

    holding a walnut chocolate chip cookie
    These cookies get eaten up so fast whenever I make them!

    Do you have to use walnuts in these cookies?

    Nope. You can leave the nuts out completely or substitute other nuts!

    Any way you make them these cookies are amazing!

    Make sure to check out my s’mores cookies, lucky charm cookies, and my red velvet cake cookies!

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    Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Author: Lisa
    The perfect Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookie, chewy, chocolaty, and full of delicious walnuts. These cookies come together quickly and are perfect so satisfy your cookie needs!
    4.82 from 32 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 36 cookies

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup butter softened
    • ¾ cup white sugar
    • ¾ cup brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 ¼ cups flour
    • 1 box box instant vanilla pudding 3.4 oz box
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips*
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts

    Instructions
     

    For high altitude adjustments see notes.

    • Preheat oven to 375°F.
    • In a stand-up mixer bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
      1 cup butter, ¾ cup white sugar, ¾ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla
      creaming butter and sugar
    • Add in eggs one at a time. Letting the first egg incorporate fully into the batter before adding the next.
      2 eggs
      after adding eggs to batter
    • Add in the flour, instant pudding mix, baking soda, and salt. Mix until fully combined.
      2 ¼ cups flour, 1 box box instant vanilla pudding, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
      after adding flour to batter
    • Fold in chocolate chips and chopped walnuts to cookie dough.
      2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips*, 1 cup chopped walnuts
      batter mixed
    • Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheet.
      spoonfuls of cookie dough on baking sheet
    • Bake for 8-11 minutes. They will be slightly browned on top.
      walnut chocolate chip cookies on baking sheet after being baked
    • Transfer cookies to cooling rack and allow to cool.
      close up of walnut chocolate chip cookie horizontal image

    Notes

    Tips and Tricks
    • * Sometimes I substitute ½ cup of chocolate chips for 4oz of chopped semi sweet baking. If you want chunks of chocolate, you can do that too.
    • *For high altitude decrease both sugars to only ⅔ cups and increase flour to 2 ½ cups plus two 2 teaspoon water.
    • Nutrition is calculated without instant pudding added. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 190kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 146mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 176IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Stacy

      December 17, 2022 at 1:56 pm

      5 stars
      I just happened to have some vanilla pudding mix in the cupboard, so I made these today. They're some of the best chocolate chip cookies I've ever eaten! Everybody on my Christmas list is getting a batch this year.

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      • Lisa

        December 18, 2022 at 4:11 pm

        Yay! So glad you enjoyed it and are giving them as gifts! What a great idea!

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