Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter

1-½ cups firmly packed light brown sugar

1 egg, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

½ teaspoon salt

1 12 oz package semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Cream butter using electric mixer. Beat in brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Blend into butter mixture. Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts. Refrigerate until firm. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead).

Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly grease baking sheets. Break off small pieces of dough, roll between palms into 1 inch rounds. Dredge rounds in powdered sugar. Arrange rounds on prepared sheets, spacing at least 2 inches apart. Bake 10 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on sheets. Transfer to racks and cool. Store in airtight container.