Renny Darling's Cookies Galore

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Chip & Walnut Squares

Cookie Crust:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups butter (2 1/2 sticks)
1 egg
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Chocolate Chip Walnut Filling:
1 package (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Place flour, sugar, and butter in large bowl of mixer and beat until mixture resembles coarse meal. Beat egg with sour cream and vanilla and add to flour mixture. Beat until blended, about 30 seconds. Do not overbeat. With a spatula, spread dough, (it will be soft) on the bottom and 1-inch up the sides of a greased 9x13-inch pan. Bake in a 350° oven for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine chocolate chips, walnuts, beaten eggs, sugar and vanilla until blended. Pour egg mixture over cooked crust and return to oven for an additional 30 minutes or until top is a nice golden brown. Cool in pan and then cut into squares . Sprinkle with a little sifted powdered sugar. Yields 48, 1 1/2-inch squares.

 

Date Nut Squares

Prepare cookie crust as above, and bake for 30 minutes. Cover cooked crust with Date Nut Filling and bake for an additional 35 minutes or until top is golden and crusty.

Date Nut Filling:
2 cups chopped dates
2 cups chopped walnuts
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar

Combine all the ingredients and stir until blended.

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