Day 1: Mudslide Cookies

Day 1: Mudslide Cookies

Mud Slide Cookies

Of course I had to start with something Chocolate! These are now on my To Bake List.  If you decide to give these a try, let me know how they turn out.  Enjoy!

Recipe Ingredients

• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 pound semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 5 large eggs
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 pound milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

 

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheets with Silpats or parchment paper; set aside. In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
2. In a heatproof bowl, or in the top of a double boiler, set over a pot of simmering water, melt together unsweetened and semisweet chocolates and butter; set aside to cool.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add cooled, melted chocolate mixture, and combine on low speed. Add flour mixture, and continue to beat on low speed until almost combined, about 1 minute. Remove bowl from mixer; stir in milk chocolate by hand.
4. Using a 1/2-ounce ice-cream scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking sheets about 3 inches apart. Bake until set, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on baking sheets.