Chocolate Mudslide Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups walnut halves (plus 1 tablespoon, whole macadamia nuts good too)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (foam skimmed and discarded)
• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, broken into pieces
• 2 lbs dark chocolate, coarsely chopped (bittersweet, at least 60 percent cocoa)
• 2 1/4 cups sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
• 5 large eggs
• 1/2 cup flour, plus 3 tablespoons
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees. line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 spread the nuts in a single layer on the sheet; bake for 5 minutes, then remove from the oven and drizzle with the 2 tablespoons of melted butter; set aside to cool while you make the cookie dough.
• 3 melt the unsweetened chocolate with half of the chopped dark chocolate in a microwave oven or in a bowl over hot water on the stove. use 15 second bursts on the microwave & stir well between pulses. set aside to cool slightly.
• 4 combine the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter and the sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer; beat on medium speed until well incorporated.
• 5 add the eggs one at a time, then stop to add the flour, baking powder and salt; beat until well combined. remove the bowl from the mixer.
• 6 coarsely chop the cooled and buttered nuts, then add them to the mixing bowl along with the melted chocolate and the remaining chopped dark chocolate; stir by hand to combine. the dough will be quite stiff.
• 7 place a new sheet of parchment paper on the baking sheet. spoon small mounds (a generous 1 1/2 tablespoons) of the dough onto the sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart. bake for 16 to 18 minutes; the cookie tops will crack; that's okay. let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before serving or storing.