CHOCOLATE, WALNUT AND APRICOT COOKIES

Chocolate, Walnut And Apricot Cookies image

Provided by Jacques Pepin

Categories dessert

Time 20m

Yield about 2 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup light-brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup walnut pieces
1/2 cup diced ( 1/4 inch) dried apricots
1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels

Steps:

Place the butter, oil, sugar and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor, and process for about 10 seconds, just until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and process again until smooth, about 5 seconds. Add the flour, and process just until it is incorporated and the dough mixture is smooth, about 5 seconds.
Transfer the dough to a bowl and stir in the walnut and apricot pieces and the chocolate chips. Drop about 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie about 2 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 170, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 31 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams