the honorary swedish citizen

I made these today, for something different.  I have never made them before, and I would again!  They were not too vanilla-y, but more than regular old cookies.  

1 1/3 cups softened butter

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar

2 eggs

4 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 1/4 cups flour 

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

12 ounces chocolate chips

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

BEAT butter and sugars in a Kitchen Aid on a medium speed until light and fluffy.  Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.  Gradually beat in flour, baking soda, and salt until well mixed.  Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.  

DROP  by rounded tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.  

BAKE in preheated 375ºF oven 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.  Let cool on cookie sheet for about a minute.  Cool on paper towels.  

MAKES about 5 dozen.

I really liked these.  They baked out a little more flat than traditional chocolate chip cookies so that made it easy for them to get a little crisp.  I just made sure to pull them before they turned into hockey pucks.  The vanilla flavor was really, really, good.

The original recipe called for 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar and 1 cup brown, but I only had 3/4 cup white sugar so I modified it a little based on that.  

Make sure to add the nuts, they really add a lot and the non nut lovers will shy away, leaving more for you.