Maple Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts

A Sweet Treat for Beginner Bakers

Baking is something I am just not good at. I don’t have the patience and I hate measuring.

Since I have challenged myself to write recipes for all the food I create so that I can share them here, I have gotten better with paying attention to measurements.

Because of that, I have tried to bake a few things that have actually turned out well so I decided to try some cookies.

I figure that by tracking my attempts to become a better baker, I’ll be able to help all the beginner bakers out there as well.

I did some research on what I wanted in a chocolate chip cookie, did some experimentation, and came up with what I think is a great cookie: slightly crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.

Was a lot of that experimentation a chance to eat delicious cookies? Maybe! But I still found success.

I think these Maple Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts may be your new favorite cookie if you choose to make them.

There’s a full, printable recipe card at the end of the post with all of the ingredients and instructions.

You can hit the print button on the card to bring the recipe up on one screen without adds and then you can screenshot it or print it out and put it over the over just like grandma used to do.

First, I’ve got some pictures to help guide your process.

You’ll want to be sure to remove your butter, eggs, and cream cheese from the fridge a little in advance so they can soften, warm up, and soften respectively.

I also like to use a Silpat Oven Mat for my cookies. I think they just come out better and more evenly cooked. You can find them on Amazon and they are worth the money.

If you’ve been intimated by the idea of baking, this recipe is a great entry point. All you have to do is mix up the dough and then plop down each cookie on your baking sheet.

The instructions say to bake for 15 minutes, but if you haven’t calibrated your oven temperature recently then just know they should be starting to brown on top when they’re ready.

These cookies came out so chewy with a slight hint of maple and a great crunch from the walnuts.

They are a perfect fall treat for after school or to have with your morning coffee.

Plus they made my house smell like a candle!

I think you will enjoy them as well. This has given me confidence to possibly try some more baking recipes.

Maybe a Pineapple Upside Down Cake? I would appreciate any recipes you want to share with me! Leave them in the comments below!

For another great baked treat, check out my recipe for Breakfast Bread.

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Maple Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts

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A great recipe for first time bakers.

Ingredients

• 2 sticks of Butter, softened
• 2 Eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 C. White Sugar
• 3/4 C. Brown Sugar
• 2 T. Vanilla Extract
• 4 T. pure Maple Syrup
• 1/2 a bar of Cream Cheese, softened
• 3 C. White Flour
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 3 T. Corn Starch
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 bag of Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
• 2 C. Crushed Walnuts

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees while you prepare the cookie batter.
2. Cream the butter with the two sugars, maple syrup, and vanilla.
3. Combine and then beat on high with your hand mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy.
4. Next, add in the cream cheese and combine well.
5. Add the eggs one at a time and combine each egg into the mixture before adding the second.
6. Add in the cornstarch, then the salt, then the baking soda and combine well.
7. Add the flour in half a cup at a time until it is all incorporated.
8. Finally, add the chocolate chips and the walnuts and mix well.
9.  Drop the dough by the spoonful onto your cookie sheets. I used about two tablespoons of dough for each cookie and they came out the perfect size.
10. Bake for 15 minutes. Check your oven temperature accuracy, but the cookies should just be slightly brown on top when done.
11. Remove from oven and let cool on the pan for ten minutes.