Chocolate-on-Chocolate Walnut Cookies
- Makes: 60 servings
- Yield: 60 cookies
- Prep 15 mins
- Bake 8 mins
Ingredients
-
2 3/4
cups
all-purpose flour
-
1/2
teaspoon
baking soda
-
1/2
teaspoon
baking powder
-
1/4
teaspoon
salt
-
1 1/2
cups
sugar
-
1/2
cup
butter
-
2
eggs
-
1
teaspoon
vanilla
-
2
ounces
unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
-
1
cup
dairy sour cream
-
1
cup
coarsely chopped black walnuts
-
1
Chocolate Cream-Cheese Frosting (see recipe below) (optional)
Directions
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In a large mixer bowl, cream sugar and butter on low speed of electric mixer. Add eggs and vanilla; beat on medium speed until fluffy.
- Beat in cooled, melted chocolate and sour cream. Add flour mixture; beat on low speed until well-mixed.
- With a spoon, stir in black walnuts. Cover; chill for 1 hour.
- From a teaspoon, drop dough 2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove cookies to a wire rack; cool. Frost with Chocolate Cream-Cheese Frosting, if desired. Store frosted cookies in your refrigerator. (Note: Nutrition facts are provided for unfrosted cookies.) Makes about 60 cookies.
Chocolate Cream-Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1
3 -
ounce
package
cream cheese, softened
- 2
tablespoons
butter or margarine, softened
- 1 1/2
ounces
unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2
tablespoons
milk or light cream
- 1/2
teaspoon
vanilla
- 2
cups
sifted powdered sugar
Directions
- In a mixer bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter or margarine, chocolate, milk or light cream, and vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Add a little more milk or powdered sugar, if necessary, for spreading consistency.
Nutrition Facts
(Chocolate-on-Chocolate Walnut Cookies)
Servings Per Recipe 60, sat. fat (g) 2, Fat, total (g) 4, chol. (mg) 13, pro. (g) 1, iron (mg) 0, vit. A (IU) 97, carb. (g) 10, cal. (kcal) 79, calcium (mg) 10, sodium (mg) 44