Walnut Drop Cookies Recipes

WALNUT-TOPPED GINGER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg until well blended. On low speed, beat in remaining ingredients except walnuts and baking chips until well blended.
• Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart. Press 1 walnut half onto each cookie.
• Bake 6 to 9 minutes or until edges are set and light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place baking chips in small resealable freezer plastic bag; seal bag. Microwave on High 30 to 45 seconds or until softened. Squeeze bag until chips are smooth. (If necessary, microwave 30 seconds longer or just until all chips are melted.) Cut off tiny corner of bag; squeeze bag to drizzle melted chips over cookies.

FAVORITE BLACK WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until well blended. Stir in walnuts last. Shape dough into logs about 2 inches in diameter, wrap them in wax paper, and refrigerate until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Slice dough logs into 1/2 inch slices, and place on baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Mmmm nuttylicious!

CREAM CHEESE WALNUT DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a mixing bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese and milk.
• Beat in sugar and vanilla.
• Gradually mix in flour. Stir in walnuts.
• Drop by tablespoonful 2-inches apart on to ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes or until edges begin to slightly brown.

WALNUT CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate squares.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Sift together: flour, salt, baking soda.
• Add: Shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk, vanilla.
• Beat 2 minutes on#2 speed.
• Add: Chocolate and nuts.
• Beat 1 minute on#3 speed.
• Drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes.

DROP NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Add the eggs and beat for 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla, salt, sour milk, flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir in the chopped walnuts. Drop cookies 3 inches apart on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 minutes. Chopped dates can be added for extra flavor.