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roll - Sweet Dreams Cookies

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roll - Sweet Dreams Cookies

1 cup unsalted butter, *, see note
1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt*, see note
1, 12 ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup minced or chopped walnuts
1 cup powdereed confectioners sugar

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
Set aside.
Cream butter.
Beat in brown sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Blend flour mix into butter mixture.
Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts.
Refrigerate until firm.
(May be prepared 1 day ahead.)
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Lightly grease baking sheets.
Roll 1 inch balls of dough.
Dredge in powdered sugar.
Arrange on sheets, leaving 2 inches space between cookies.
Bake 10 minutes.
Let cool 5 minutes on sheets.
Transfer to racks and cool.
Store in airtight container.

Note:*
If you use salted butter, do not add salt to the flour mix.