Chocolate Chip & Walnut Oatmeal Cookies
by Thomas McNaughton, Chef and Partner, Flour + Water, Salumeria, and Central Kitchen

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup cooking oats
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 to 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 slightly beaten egg
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, egg, and vanilla.
3. Stir in the rest of the dry ingredients. (You can also buy all of the dry ingredients together in a jar at Salumeria.)
4. You may need to use your hands to finish mixing. Shape into walnut-sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
5. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven.
6. Transfer from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

Portrait: Courtesy of Flour + Water; Cookies: Photographed by Katie Hintz-Zambrano