Deluxe Double Chocolate Cookies Recipes

ULTIMATE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring occasionally until smooth. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream butter with white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in coffee crystals and vanilla until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients just until everything comes together. Cover, and let stand for 35 minutes so the chocolate can set up.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, or drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will be set, but the centers will still be very soft because of the chocolate. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, or mix with spoon. Beat in vanilla and egg white.
• Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chips. Onto ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

CHOCOLATE EXTREMES (DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, combine the finely chopped bittersweet chocolate, butter and espresso. Stir occasionally until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer, combine eggs and sugar and whip until the mixture is light in color and increases substantially in volume, about 10 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract. Stir in the melted chocolate. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder and fold them into the chocolate mixture until just combined. Fold in the pecans and chocolate chunks.
• Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Drop the batter by heaping tablespoons onto the paper, leaving about 2 inches between each. Bake until the cookies are slightly puffed and cracked on the outside but gooey inside, about 10 to 14 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheets.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat the butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the confectioners' sugar, granulated sugar and salt and continue to beat on medium speed until pale and creamy, 2 minutes. Add the cocoa powder, vanilla and egg; mix on low to incorporate. Add the flour, beating on low speed until just incorporated (a few streaks is fine). Switch to a rubber spatula and fold in the chocolate chips.
• Turn out the dough onto a large piece of plastic wrap, form into a disk and wrap tightly. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Generously dust the dough and work surface with flour. Roll out the dough to a 1/3-inch thickness; if the dough cracks around the edges, simply press it back together. Use cookie cutters to cut out the desired shapes. Place the cookies, 1 inch apart, on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake until just beginning to brown around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through.
• Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets before removing the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

DELUXE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together the cocoa ,baking powder, flour and salt; set aside.
• Melt chocolate over a double-boiler or in the microwave.
• In a medium bowl cream butter and sugars well, till pale and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Add vanilla and coffee beat till well blended.
• Using a wooden spoon, add in melted chocolate stir, add dry ingredients.
• Stir until every thing just comes together.
• Cover and allow to stand for 45 minutes, so chocolate can set up.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll dough using a 1 tablespoon measure into balls. leave a 2-inches between cookies.
• Bake for 8- 10 minutes. Cookies will be set, but the centers will still be very soft because of the chocolate. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

DELUXE DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; butter a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
• Pour water to a depth of about 2 inches in a saucepan; place over medium heat and bring to a simmer.
• Put the chocolate into a stainless steel bowl that will rest securely in the rim of the pan and place it over, not touching, the water.
• Make sure the bowl is completely dry before you add the chocolate and that no moisture gets into the chocolate.
• Heat, stirring occasionally, just until the chocolate melts and is smooth; remove from heat and let cool.
• In a bowl, stir the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder together; set aside.
• Using a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat the butter on med-high speed until creamy.
• Slow add the sugar; mix until the mixture is completely smooth and soft (scrape down sides of bowl as needed).
• Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition until incorporated before adding the next egg.
• Beat in the salt and vanilla, then add the melted chocolate; beat until incorporated.
• Add in the milk and beat until combined.
• Finally, add in the flour mixture; beat on low until incorporated.
• Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet, spacing about 1 inch apart.
• Bake about 7 minutes, until cookies are just barely firm on top when lightly touched but are still very soft underneath.
• They will get firmer as they cool; transfer cookies to a wire rack and cool.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-TOFFEE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Mix in sifted dry ingredients, then stir in white chocolate chips, toffee bits, and chopped pecans.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to bake remaining batches.