Who isn’t a sucker for cookies around the holidays? Here’s a deliciously rich yet very simple recipe that’ll leave everyone’s sweet tooth satisfied. And the best part—these cookies are delicious with a glass of ice cold milk, which will bring out the kid in everyone who eats them. Enjoy!
For this recipe you’ll need:
1 bag dark chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
8 Tablespoons butter
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups chopped nuts: such as walnuts, pecans or toasted almonds
To make this recipe:
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line two sheet pans with aluminum foil or parchment paper (or silpat baking sheets) and set aside.
2. Melt half of the dark chocolate chips (or chunks) with the butter in the top of a double boiler until smooth. (Make your own double boiler by placing a bowl over a pan of simmering water) Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, roughly chop the remaining chocolate and set aside.
3. To make the cookie batter – combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a small bowl, set aside. In a seperate large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar for about 2 minutes until thick and light yellow. Stir in flour mixture and cooled chocolate and beat for 1 minute. Fold in the remaining chopped dark chocolate and the nuts.
4. Drop tablespoons of batter onto the prepared cookie sheet pans about 2 inches apart. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until just firm. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack and cool for 5 minutes before removing from the cookie sheet pans.
Makes 36 cookies.
You can add a teaspoon of peanut butter to the batter if you’d like.