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Outrageous Chocolate Cookies

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Outrageous Chocolate Cookies

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Everyday Food

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.

Prep: 20 minutes
Total: 45 minutes

Ingredients

Makes 2 dozen

  • 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

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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1-3 of 24 comments (last comment added 4/29/08 at 5:13 a.m. ET)

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4/29/08 at 5:13 a.m. ET

how come my batter was very runny? 1st batch filled the whole tray (looked like super thin brownies that got stuck to the tray). I added flour and refrigerated the remaining batter...held shape better but cookies still thinned out.

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4/09/08 at 12:10 a.m. ET

these are so delicious! and they keep really well--i just put a slice of bread in the container with them and they are still chewy! YUMMY!

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4/02/08 at 12:06 a.m. ET

iciclegirl is right on all counts: Beating the egg mix very well, and just as crucial, allowing the batter to sit a few (maybe 10) mins. before forming cookies. Guanina, I find the cookies much more flavorful after a a day or two (packed in an airtight container in the fridge) - why don't you like them 'aged'?

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