Walnut-Orange Chocolate Chippers

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 2 Tablespoons grated orange rind

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
3. Mix in butter and eggs.
4. Add chocolate chips, nuts and orange rind and mix thoroughly (batter will be stiff).
5. Drop by Tablespoons 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned.
7. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Yield: Approximately 3 ½ dozen cookies