Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup walnut pieces
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 whole egg, plus 1 yolk
• 2 Tbs. light corn syrup, honey or maple syrup
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 12 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped into 1/2-inch chunks