Chocolate-Chip Chewies

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 0.5 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 2 large eggs divided
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup nestle toll house semi-sweet chocolate morsels 
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract divided
• 0.5 cup walnuts coarsely chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Stir together 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; stir in chocolate morsels, walnuts, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Set aside.
2. Beat remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, butter, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup brown sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
3. Add remaining egg, and beat until blended.
4. Combine flour, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir into butter mixture until blended.
5. Place paper baking cups into miniature (1 3/4-inch) muffin pans, and coat with cooking spray; spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons batter into each cup.
6. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes. Spoon chocolate morsel mixture over cupcakes; bake 10 more minutes.