Thursday, September 23, 2010

Ooey-Gooey Double-Chocolate Cookies

From: LA Times
These cookies are OH SO GOOD! They are gooey in the middle, and rich in chocolate taste. I was looking for a new recipe on the internet and stumbled across these. I decided to make them because Mark enjoys cookies with a chewy texture, and this was definitely the recipe for it!

Ingredients:
4 oz unsweetened chocolate
4 T (1/2 stick) butter
3 eggs
2 t vanilla extract
1 C sugar
1/2 C flour
2 T cocoa powder
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
2 C (1 lb) bittersweet chocolate

Directions:
1. In a bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the unsweetened chocolate and butter. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
2. In the bowl of a mixer with a paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a fork, combine the eggs, vanilla and sugar. Mix just until incorporated and set aside.
3. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
4. Add the melted chocolate to the egg mixture and mix just until combined. Stir in the sifted dry ingredients and mix just until combined, then stir in the bittersweet chocolate.
5. Cover the batter with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to chill thoroughly. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
6. Divide the dough into ~18 portions. Grease your hands (to prevent the dough from sticking) and shape the portions into balls. Place the balls on a greased, parchment-lined sheet pan, leaving 2 to 3 inches between each.
7. Bake until the edges of the cookies are just set and the center is still soft, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Place the cookies, still on the parchment, on a rack and cool completely before serving. They will be very soft.

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