Outrageous Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint HolidazzleMakes 2 dozen cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 Minutes
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
¾ cup packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chunks (or chips)
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat chopped chocolate and butter in a microwave safe bowl in 20-second increments, stirring between each, until almost melted; do not overheat. In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. In a mixer beat eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla on high speed until light and fluffy, this will take a few minutes. Reduce speed to low; beat in melted chocolate. Mix in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chunks.
3. Drop heaping teaspoons of dough 2 to 3 inches apart onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake until cookies are shiny and crackly yet soft in centers, 12 to 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Cool on sheets 10 minutes; with a thin metal spatula transfer to racks to cool completely. Do not bake the cookies to a crisp; they are meant to be soft and chewy. Store them in an airtight container at room temperature for two to three days. Batter Consistency: don’t worry if the cookie batter seems thin. It should look more like brownie batter than cookie dough.
Add Some Holidazzle!
For the glaze:
¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
2 drops peppermint extract
3 teaspoons water
About 3 or 4 crushed candy canes, reserve for topping
In a small bowl mix together the sugar, mint extract and water until smooth. Transfer mixture to a medium zip-top plastic bag and snip off the tip of one corner. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Let cookies stand until set, about 10 minutes.
6 comments:
MMM... finally I'll be able to have a little sample of the too good looking treats you always make! They look SO good!
YUM! All you had to say was chocolate- but double?! I am so in! I cannot wait to try this recipe!!!
As the official taste tester, these got my seal of approval... ahem :-)
yummy-maybe i'll give these a try for my cookie exchange on saturday.
success! i'm going to throw up-you can't make cookies without tasting every step and now i'm full of chocolate. ugh. they really are sooo good and sooo easy. i tripled the recipe and used 5 bags (total) of nestle semi-sweet chocolate chunks (so i ended up being 1 oz short on the melted chocolate and 1.5 oz short on the chunks) but it was still perfect and outrageously chocolatey! good call, gina!
I've had 2 other friends/family make these and all said they were easy and delicious! Stoked in SLC.
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