Do You Put Nuts in Your Cookies/Brownies?

February 8, 2007

Today, during our Live Chat (join us next Thursday at 11am PT / 2pm ET), we started talking about brownies and cookies and whether or not adding nuts brings anything to the flavor party. Not everyone agrees with me, but I personally don't think nuts belong in brownies or cookies (oatmeal cookie perhaps, but never chocolate chip - with an occasional exception for macadamia nuts).

So how about you, do you put nuts in your cookies or brownies?

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will205 4 years 38 weeks

i put oatmeal in my cookies, but i prefer to eat (and serve) my brownies fudgy

baltimoregal 6 years 14 weeks

I put pecans in Nestle's Toll House Cookies- some ground up & some in pieces. Yummy!! And I always put pecan pieces in brownies. The secret is to make sure the pieces are fresh and not too big. I make sure I put a note on them if they'll be left out for others, and if I know someone at an event has an allergy I will make some without nuts, too. BaltimoreGal

lickety split 6 years 14 weeks

i cannot stand the texture of any nuts. peanut butter (smooth) and almond extract are all i really will deal will on the nut front.

kscincotta 6 years 14 weeks

I love nuts in most everything! I think brownies without walnuts are just sad!!

vmruby 6 years 14 weeks

I put nuts in my brownies only. I don't like them in cookies.....

PinkSparkleGrl 6 years 14 weeks

This may sound weird but....I love nuts on their own (I associate them in a big bowl for the holidays), but I do not like nuts IN any of my food.

Blue Sarah 6 years 14 weeks

I use all nuts with the exception of peanuts.

luv_my_junk 6 years 14 weeks

I am not a fan of nuts in my food, especially my baked goods. I don't like the texture or the flavor of baked nuts. On a *RARE* occasion I like peanuts in my peanut butter cookies...but even then it's not that appealing to me. My husband on the other hand would eat them in everything if I would let him. Another one of our many "opposites attract" moments added to the list, lol!

LesleyP825 6 years 14 weeks

My sister is allergic to nuts so if I'm making something for our family then I don't. But usually I do.

mandiesoh 6 years 14 weeks

i voted noooo. i dont like nuts!

lorioz 6 years 14 weeks

The only time I use nuts is if the recipe exactly calls for them, and it is necessary. I never put them in when the are optional.

SaraSmile 6 years 14 weeks

I'll put walnuts in boxed brownie mix to add extra flavor, but not in brownies from scratch. I don't like nuts in chocolate chip cookies although a lot of my favorite cookie recipes - raspberry almond linzers and Mexican tea cakes, for example - call for them. The nut allergy is definitely something to take into consideration when baking for people you don't know well.

rubialala 6 years 14 weeks

I don't do it to my baking, but I'll eat it if that's the way someone else made it.

Marci 6 years 14 weeks

Nuts are great, but a lot of people are allergic to them. Me included.

mississippigirl1 6 years 14 weeks

Wow, I had no idea so many people were anti-nuts. I think they're delicious and bring a new dimension to cookies and brownies. Also, they bring a salty and crunchy component, which is good for those of us who have to have something salty after we eat something sweet or vice versa. Also, instead of eating a huge chunk of sugar and carbs, you're actually getting some healthy fats and proteins in there. Just my opinion though...

susanec 6 years 14 weeks

I put them in almond biscotti but not much else for many of the reasons stated above, allergies, etc. Usually I have chocolate chips or dried fruit or other goodies and there and they're not truly necessary. Oh, I guess I make sticky buns and sometimes put hazelnuts in one pan but not the other. Depends.

3Sweeties 6 years 14 weeks

The nuts are the best part! You've got Mark Bittman's brownie philosophy, Yum.

Meearya 6 years 14 weeks

If it were possible, I would put nuts in EVERYTHING. I love all nuts, roasted, raw, salted, unstalted, butters... Thank god for my fast metabolism, without it, and considering my nut intake, I'd be HUGE! Just thinking about nuts makes me want a huge spoonful of chunky peanut butter.....

POPSUGAR Food 6 years 14 weeks

Oh good point puddinpie, I forgot I have a sometimes exception for peanuts in peanut butter cookies too.

amyfinke 6 years 14 weeks

I love them, but if it's for a party or work function I leave the nuts out in case someone's allergic or doesn't like them.

kimretta 6 years 14 weeks

I don't like nuts very much in general, but I really can't stand them in my baked goods. I had some yummy almond bread once, but that's the only exception I can think of.

puddinpie 6 years 14 weeks

I do add crushed peanuts to my chunky peanut butter cookies, but not to chocolate chip cookies or brownies. Hmm now that I think about it, I don't usually add nuts to cookies or brownies, but that's because I'm worried that the people eating them might have allergies. I usually use nuts in specific treats, like bourbon pecan pie or almond biscotti where people expect to see nuts and would therefore avoid them if they're allergic.

emisaurusrex 6 years 14 weeks

Not usually in my brownies (although sometimes I do, depends on my mood) I always put them in any kind of chocolate or chocolate chip cookie. It gives them texture! And more deliciousness.

bfly1133 6 years 14 weeks

My husband doesn't like nuts, so I don't use them often. But, I like them. :) I put them in when I am making something for myself or the book club girls.

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