What’s Cooking…. Outrageous Chocolate Cookies
19th March 2008
Courtesy of Martha Stewart… these cookies live up to their name!!
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chunks
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat chopped chocolate and butter in
a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second increments, stirring in between,
until almost melted; do not overheat. In another bowl, whisk together
flour, baking powder, and salt. -
In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla on high
speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in melted
chocolate. Mix in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate
chunks. -
Drop heaping tablespoons of dough 2 to 3 inches apart onto baking
sheets. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are shiny
and crackly yet soft in centers, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on sheets 10
minutes; with a thin metal spatula, transfer to racks to cool
completely.
***My notes: 1- I used chocolate chips to melt, and then let the melted mixture cool a bit before adding it to the batter. 2- I mixed the egg/sugar/vanilla mixture for quite a while, maybe 4 min? and it definitely got lighter, though not so "fluffy". After adding everything, the batter still seemed runny, so I added an additional 1/3 c or so of flour, and chilled the mixture for 15 min before dropping it onto the pan. They were PERFECT. Very much like little brownie cookies!
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