Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons espresso powder (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunk (or bittersweet)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. lightly grease or line with parchment paper two cookie sheets.
• 2 in a medium bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, baking power, espresso powder and salt.
• 3 add the eggs, beating until smooth. stir in the cocoa powder, then the flour; the dough will be stiff.
• 4 mix in the chocolate chips and the chunks.
• 5 drop the cookies by the tablespoonfuls the prepared baking sheets*, leaving about 1 ½ inches between them.
• 6 bake the cookies for 10 minutes.
• 7 remove from the oven, and allow them to cool on the pan. makes about 3 dozen.
• 8 *variation: drop the dough balls into confectioners sugar or coarse sugar, rolling to coat before baking. or sift confectioners’ sugar over the cookies before baking or drizzle with melted chocolate afterwards.