Now there are two things you will want to do that will change this cookie and not for the better. First of all, no matter how much you want to, do not add any more flour to this mixture, you do not need it…….trust me!
Secondly, do not leave these cookies to bake too long, you want the inside to still be a little gooey, as long as the outside has set the inside should be fine, so do not go past the recommended time! After the cookie sits a while it sill set up. I also found that using all bittersweet chocolate doesn’t do the cookie justice, I use the absolutely best chocolate I can find, and its always Semi-sweet or Bittersweet, but I use plain old toll house chips for the second addition, feel free to adjust this as you like. But all bittersweet won’t give it that OMG taste! Now for my second cookie……sigh……I keep telling you I’m not a trained baker, but I do love to bake! Well, I knew just changing over white chocolate for dark chocolate wouldn’t be an equal trade-off…..I knew that….but I figured well, maybe it would (this is typical guy behavior, we know something isn’t really right, but we do it anyway…sigh). Now what I did do, was to cut the sugar in half, White chocolate is sweeter, and I upped the flour by ⅓ cup……well that wasn’t quite enough. I should have used at least a half a cup, maybe even a little bit more. I also should have thrown it in the freezer for about 15 minutes to let it set up better, it started to spread before it went in the oven. But even with all that the cookie was almost, and I do say almost an OMG cookie. I used salted pistachios instead of walnuts, and the salt was perfect with the sweetness of the cookie, that was a good decision!
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Chocolate Decadence Cookies
Ingredients
- ¼ Cup All Purpose Flour
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 8 oz bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chopped
- 2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- 2 Large Eggs
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 cups walnuts or pecans chopped
- 12 oz premium chocolate chips semi sweet or milk chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Place 8 ounces of chocolate with the butter in double boiler to melt until smooth, then set aside.
- Whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla till thoroughly blended. Set on double boiler and whisk, until lukewarm.
- Stir eggs into warm (not hot) chocolate mixture.
- Add flour mixture to chocolate, then add nuts and chocolate chips.
- Scoop rounded tablespoon of cookie mixture onto cookie sheet 1 ½ inches apart.
- Bake until cookie looks dry on outside but is still gooey on inside, about 12-14 minutes
Emily
The phrase "looks dry on outside but is still gooey on inside" for chocolate cookies is like music to my ears. 😛 The photo is tempting me to bake this asap.
I can't agree with you more on baking cookies if having a bad day. I wish I can find a way to stop myself from finishing them on the same day…..
TREAT AND TRICK
Hello Dennis,
Thanks for visiting my site and leaving your sweet comment…both cookies look great, I wish I was there to taste it….Have a great weekend!
Drick
hard to believe you have a bad day, but now I know why – nope, cookies won't do it for me either – the bagel was the better choice…
Sara
Gorgeous! I have this cookbook and I definitely have to go make these cookies soon! It will just be hard to decide which kind…I think maybe the white chocolate because my white-chocolate-hating housemate just moved out! 🙂
girlichef
They both look fabulous!! And so sweet that you still feel the same way you did 12 years ago…as it should be 😉
Trissa
Hi Chef Dennis! You are so sweet missing your wife life that! I would have to agree that cookies can make anyone's day brighten up!
Kelsey
I definitely love bittersweet baking chocolate. If I use milk chocolate I find I get a 'sweet tooth' headache later on. But like you said, not all bittersweet is equal, and you really gotta find the right one that has a mix of savory, smooth, and mildly bitter; hence the name 'bittersweet'
i can think of a lot of bakeries around here that could learn many a tips from you on how to make a perfect cookie!
ps. thanks again for all your incredibly nice comments on my experiences with wheat!
hope you're friday is going well (other than baking yummy cookies!). have a fantastic weekend!
🙂
A Little Yumminess
Cookies are a great "day-maker". Both look so yum!!!!
jelena
Ocean City Maryland, is it? Been there! Sometimes it's the distance that makes us grow closer My husband never bakes when I am away, he just refrosts the food I've left in the fridge! Lucky woman she is! Beautiful cookies, the second ones remind me of lace cookies the french kind…
Cookie Sleuth
Yay cookies! The chocolate look amazing!
Memória
Awww, your wife is so lucky to have someone who still misses her while she's away.
These cookies look amazing! I can't believe the recipe calls for only 2 Tbsp of butter.
Sue
I'm sure adding salted pistachios was just the right kicker for your second cookie! And that first cookie…I absolutely, positively want one…right now! 🙂
Simony
Oh Dennis, you are a true romantic! How sweet to hear you talking about how you miss your wife. Sometimes I travel alone with the kids, but my husband only knows how to make sandwiches and popcorn! Poor man!
And about baking cookies, I only learned how to make them after I had kids! It was a long road… but now I can say I finally got it!
Kim (Liv Life)
Oh My! I choose cookie number 1!! Bittersweet anything does wonders for my bad days. Hope she comes home soon. She is lucky to have someone missing her so much! 🙂
Kim (Liv Life)
Oh My! I choose cookie number 1!! Bittersweet anything does wonders for my bad days. Hope she comes home soon. She is lucky to have someone missing her so much! 🙂