BAKER'S ONE BOWL Chocolate Bliss Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 0.3 tsp calumet baking powder 
• 2  eggs 
• 0.5 cup flour 
• 16 oz baker's semi-sweet chocolate divided
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 2 cups planters walnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• microwave

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Chop 8 oz. chocolate; set aside. Microwave remaining chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min., stirring after 1 min.; stir until chocolate is completely melted.
3. Add butter; stir until melted. Stir in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
4. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in chopped chocolate and nuts. (Note: If omitting nuts, increase flour to 3/4 cup to prevent excessive spreading of cookie dough as cookies bake.)
5. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.
6. Bake 12 to 13 min. or until cookies are puffed and shiny. Cool on baking sheets 1 min.
7. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.