"A stuffed cookie is like a sandwich cookie, only with more cream on the inside -- it's fatter, fuller and (if you're the kind of person who twists apart the cookies to get to the cream) better. Jessica Sullivan, the pastry chef at Boulevard restaurant in San Francisco, makes hers with nutty chocolate-chip cookies and silky chocolate ganache...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup walnuts
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1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
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1/4 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1 large egg
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1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
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4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
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5 tablespoons heavy cream
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2 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
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2 tablespoons crème fraîche