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I whipped up a half-batch this evening to see how it would go without melting the chocolate, using whole-wheat pastry flour and a little extra espresso. This is a delicious, unique "adult-taste" cookie, but would definitely be better if the chocolate were melted before it was "beaten" into the batter, otherwise you do have melted chunks. By the way, I could see serving these delicate -- but very rich -- cookies with a small glass of ruby red port after an elegant winter dinner!

I have not made yet - if I have time this weekend I am going to do it. But it sounds like you are correct. It would be hard to 'beat in' hard chocolate. Thank you for pointing it out!

I think the choclate is suppose to be melted in this receipe, is that right? The picture shows a chocolate cookie not a chocolate chunk cookie. Has anyone made these yet?