I’m an only child – as if that wasn’t painfully obvious by the fact that I write (and I use that term loosely here) a completely me! me! me! blog. But I have a point here. Stay with me.
There are many great things about being an only child but there was always one thing that kept me up at night. The fact that I had to get married if I wanted to have nieces and nephews. Not only did I have to get married, but I needed to marry someone with lots of siblings so that my chance of getting a niece instead of a stinky nephew was better. I don’t lie when I say it kept me up at night. And then I would eventually get tired of obsessing over finding a man with 15 siblings so I would fling myself off the bed, being sure to bang a body part on the nightstand so that I had something to go whine to my parents about.
Well all my obsessing finally paid off and my husband’s brother and his girlfriend recently welcomed a baby girl into their family! A girl! A girl to buy clothes for! Granted, she lives in Virginia but still! A girl!!
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Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, chilled
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 cup 60% bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Sift together the flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and corn starch in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Cut the chilled butter into 1 inch pieces. Put the white and brown sugars in a stand mixer bowl or large mixing bowl and mix until well combined and no lumps remain. Add cold cubed butter and continue to mix at medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time; continue mixing until well combined.
- Add flour mixture to sugar mixture in increments until just incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts by hand.
- Refridgerate cookie dough overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop, place dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. For trays with 6 dough balls, bake about 14-15 minutes, 12 minutes for trays with less dough balls. As is the Levain style, the cookies should be removed from the oven when they look slightly underdone,
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
48Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 145Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 72mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
sara says
Yum, I’ve been seeing these cookies make the blogging “rounds” and they look so delicious – I definitely need to give them a try! :)
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Oh boy..these look awesome!
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says
Ahh Frito love :) But cookies will do too.
Veronica says
Haha, you cracked me up imagining you agonizing over your future husband and how many siblings he had to have. Glad you got your wish of a niece! And how sweet to send some cookies off to her mom and dad–they look delish! You definitely have a lucky family (to have you! you! fabulous you!)
Deborah says
As much as I love my boy, it sure is more fun to buy things for my daughter!! :) And now I’m craving a chocolate chip cookie. These sound perfect.
Chaya says
I made these cookies and they are delicious. Great choice on your part.
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says
Nice post!I love nuts in my cookies, any kind, I’m of to check out that fritos list :)
Lisa~~ says
When I had Amber’s blog a few months ago, I chose the exact same recipe and wow were the cookies delicious. Great pick!
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my SRC entry Double Chocolate Mousse Cake
Lisa~~
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natalie@thesweetslife says
Yay–congrats!!
I’ve had the Levain cookies and they are to.die.for. I better make these to compare :)
RecipeNewZ says
Such pretty cookies! They must be absolutely delicious and soft! Great choice!
Margaret` says
OH!! Yum CC cookies. The best kind. Those look rally GOOD!!
congrats on your new niece!!
Jaida says
Congrats, nieces are the best!! And these cookies look insanely delicious!
melissa@IWasBornToCook says
Congrats on your niece! These cookies look delicious. Levain is great.
Amber | Bluebonnets & Brownies says
Aww, Amanda, I can’t wait to get your blog someday soon! Congratulations on your niece, Auntie. It is such a wonderful, fun relationship to have. And especially when you get to buy lovely pink things! I’m glad everybody enjoyed this recipe. Hopefully someday soon you can come visit me in the NYC area and we’ll go to Levain and share (they’re huge) one of their Walnut Chocolate Chip monster cookies.