Very Chocolate Cookies
- 13 cup all-purpose flour
- 13 cup wholewheat flour
- 14 cup cocoa powder
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 5 ounces chocolate
- 14 cup cacao, nibs
- 12 cup butter
- 12 cup sugar
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flours, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
- Set aside.
- Melt half of the chocolate (2 1/2 ounces) in a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring from time to time to dissolve.
- Set aside.
- Chop the remaining 2 1/2 ounces chocolate into chip-size bits, combine with the cacao nibs, and set aside.
- Put the butter in a food processor and process until creamy (you can also do this in a medium mixing bowl with a sturdy spatula).
- Add the sugar, salt, and vanilla, and mix until combined.
- Add the melted chocolate and mix again.
- Add the reserved flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- Transfer the dough to the bowl you used for the flour mix: the next stage needs to be done by hand.
- Fold the chopped chocolate and cacao nibs into the dough, working with a wooden spoon and/or your hands.
- The dough will be quite thick: don't overmix it.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and cill for 20 minutes.
- (You can chill it for up to a day - the dough will be a bit harder, but if will soften as you work with it.
- You can also wrap it tightly and freeze it for up to a month.
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- Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove the dough from the fridge.
- Carve out rounded teaspoons of dough, shape them into slighly flattened balls with the tips of your fingers, and place them on the prepared baking sheet, seprating them by 1/2 inch.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the tops are just set: the cookies will still be a little soft, but they will harden as they cool.
- Transfer the sheet of parchment paper cautiously to a rack and let cool completely.
- The cookies will keep for 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature, or they can be frozen for up to a month.
flour, wholewheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, chocolate, cacao, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/very-chocolate-cookies-450003 (may not work)