Dessert: Soft Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Recipe by Woman's Day Kitchen Sometimes it's best to forget the bells and whistles and serve up a comforting classic for dessert. These cookies are mouth-wateringly chewy and loaded with bittersweet chocolate and chopped walnuts.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Soft Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

2 stick butter
1 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3 large eggs
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 1/2 c. bittersweet or dark chocolate chunks or chips
1 c. coarsely chopped walnuts

Instructions

Heat oven to 400 ºF. You'll need an ungreased baking sheet(s).
Beat butter, sugar, vanilla, baking soda and salt with mixer on medium 2 minutes until creamy. Beat in eggs until fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour until blended. Stir in chocolate and nuts.
Drop rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart on baking sheet(s). Bake 8 minutes or until golden. Cool 2 minutes; remove cookies to a rack to cool further. Store airtight up to 1 week.
Freeze dropped dough on baking sheets; when firm, place in a ziptop bag and freeze. Bake right out of the freezer (add 1 or 2 minutes to baking time).

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