Add shortening, sugar and brown sugar to the bowl of an electric mixer.
Cream together on medium speed until fluffy and completely combined.
Add eggs, hot coffee and vanilla.TIP: Not a fan of coffee? Neither am I! I promise you won't taste it in your cookies, instead it simply deepens the flavor of the chocolate.
Mix on medium speed until completely combined.
Add flour, baking cocoa and baking soda to mixing bowl. Mix on low speed until almost combined.TIP: You want to still see flour within the dough before the next step of adding the chocolate chunks. This insures that you won’t overwork the dough resulting in a tough cookie.
Add chocolate chunks and walnuts.
Mix on low speed until just combined.
Using a medium size cookie scoop, form and drop dough onto baking sheet lined with silicone mat or parchment. TIP: I love to use these precut parchment sheets when I’m baking to make my time in the kitchen super easy and less messy.Add flour, baking cocoa, salt and baking soda to mixing bowl. Mix on low speed until almost combined.