Super Gooey Chocolate Drops
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup natural cocoa powder, such as Hershey's or Scharffen Berger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 11 ounces (1 bag) semisweet chocolate chunks
- 1 cup dried cherries. optional
- Position racks in the lower and upper third of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment or silicone mats.
- (If you don't have 3 pans, simply cool the pan between batches.)
- Put the butter and the unsweetened and semisweet chocolates in a medium microwave-safe bowl.
- Heat at 75 percent power in the microwave until soft, about 2 minutes.
- Stir and heat again until melted, up to 2 minutes more.
- (Alternatively, put the chocolates and butter in a heatproof bowl.
- Bring a saucepan filled with an inch or so of water to a very slow simmer; set the bowl over, but not touching the water, and stir occasionally until melted and smooth.)
- Stir the light brown and granulated sugars and vanilla into the chocolate mixture with a wooden spoon.
- Add the eggs and buttermilk and beat vigorously until thick and glossy.
- In another bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, cinnamon and salt together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until just mixed.
- Stir in chocolate chunks and dried cherries, if using.
- Drop the batter in heaping tablespoons onto baking sheets--a small ice cream scoop is ideal for this.
- Space the cookies about 2-inches apart.
- Bake until the cookies set but are soft and fudgy on the inside, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- Serve.
- Store cookies in a tightly sealed container at room temperature for up to a week.
butter, chocolate, semisweet chocolate, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla, eggs, buttermilk, flour, natural cocoa, ground cinnamon, salt, chocolate chunks
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/super-gooey-chocolate-drops-recipe2.html (may not work)