Choco-Chip Walnut Cookies

Few months back,we had our Annual celebrations in our colony and there were many competitions held as a part of it.One thing I eagerly look forward to ever since I got the second prize for the cookery competition held a couple of years back. Last year the main ingredient with which we were supposed to cook with was Maida.I was jumping with joy when I saw the ingredient and had many many ideas in my mind.It was during Xmas time and I decided to bake a cake.I made a Choco-Vanilla Marble cake and was decorating the plate to serve it when hubby asked me whether eggs were allowed.I got confused,it was mentioned nowhere that the dishes should be eggless but I didn’t remember even a single non-veg dish from the last few cookery competitions.Panic struck and I decided to back out since the registering time was ticking away.

Hubby suggested cookies and I wondered how I never got such ideas.Everything was done in a jiffy and Nutty Butter Cookies were made within less than an hour.A sprinkle of Icing sugar and the cookies were ready.There were many yummy dishes and I had absolutely no hopes of winning.My neighbours had made Murukku,Halwa,Appam,Sooyam,Gulab jamun and many such dishes.Judging time came and as expected,1st prize went to Butter Murukku[Chakli],2nd prize was for Fruit and nuts Appam and third prize also went to Sweet appam.I clapped wholeheartedly but was sad that one of my neighbours who had spent hours to make Maida Halwa didn’t even get special mention.There was a Q & A session with the judges and they said the texture was missing and blah blah.Someone asked-what about the cookies[I was surprised]and they said-anyone can make cookies,make the dough and stash it inside the oven-cookies would be ready-no effort involved.I mean,how can they say that,I would be lying if I said I was not sad.Not because I didn’t win,but for his comment.

Anyway-win or no win I will continue making the cookies;-).I had the cookie dough sitting inside the freezer for over a week.I had shaped some when I made the dough.The first batch got done and the dough was still hard.I was in a hurry and I microwaved the dough for 10 secs.Bad move, since the chocolate chips started melting and didn’t hold shape.But the end product looked cool-kind of swirled chocolate effect.I loved it;-).


Choco-chip Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

Maida/Flour – 1 ¼ cup

Butter,softened – ½ cup

Powdered Sugar – ¾ cup
Walnuts – ¾ cup,crushed
Chocolate chips – ½ cup

Method

Preheat oven to 150*C.

Mix butter and powdered sugar till it becomes creamy.

Slowly add the flour and knead till it forms a soft dough.
Add crushed walnuts and choco-chips.

You can add few tbsp milk if the dough is dry and add few tbsp flour if the dough is sticky.

Make small balls of the mix and flatten a bit.
Place on a greased baking tray and bake for 20 minutes or till done.