Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 8 bakers semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, slightly softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt 1 square of chocolate in small microwave bowl on high 1-2 minutes or until almost melted, stirring after each minute. stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• 2 cut 3 squares of chocolate into large chunks, set aside.
• 3 beat margarine, sugars, egg & vanilla until light & fluffy.
• 4 stir in 1 square of melted chocolate.
• 5 mix in flour, baking powder & salt.
• 6 stir in chocolate chunks & walnuts.
• 7 refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 8 heat oven to 375°f.
• 9 drop dough by tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart greased cookie sheets.
• 10 bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 11 cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets.
• 12 remove & finish cooling on wire racks.
• 13 melt remaining 4 squares of chocolate in small microwaveable bowl on high 1-2 minutes or until almost melted, stirring after each minute until chocolate is completely melted.
• 14 dip 1/2 of each cookie into melted chocolate.
• 15 let stand on waxed paper until chocolate is firm.