# Levain Bakery Style Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

A recipe for Levain Bakery style walnut chocolate chip cookies, featuring a gooey center and crispy edges.

- Total time: 58 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups + 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- 0.25 tsp baking powder
- 0.75 cup dark brown sugar
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup European style salted butter, cold (cut into cubes)
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup toasted walnuts
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 0.75 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 0.5 cup milk chocolate chips
- 0.5 tsp espresso powder

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, corn starch, and espresso powder. Mix well and set aside.
2. In a stand mixer bowl or a mixing bowl, crack in an egg, and add the egg yolk.
3. Add brown sugar and beat for 2 minutes on medium speed until light in color.
4. Add in granulated sugar and beat for 1 minute until well combined.
5. Add in cold butter cubes and mix for 2-3 minutes until well combined.
6. Add vanilla bean paste and mix to combine.
7. Gradually add dry batter to the wet batter, add in chopped walnuts and chocolate chips.
8. Mix the dough with a spatula until just combined.
9. Make 6-ounce tall cookie dough balls and place them on a prepared baking sheet.
10. Freeze the dough balls for 30-40 minutes.
11. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
12. Bake the cookies straight from the freezer for 15-18 minutes or until crispy from the edges and soft from the center.
13. Cool the baked cookies on a cooling rack.

## Equipment

- bowl
- stand mixer
- spatula
- baking sheet
- cooling rack

## Tips

- Do not over mix the batter.
- Do not place more than 4 cookies onto one baking sheet spacing them evenly.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1E9MF6eFj4/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5417401f-e72a-4727-9b23-cdbd3dc09be8
- Extracted: 2025-10-07

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