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Angela from Spinach Tiger is coming to visit me!
We are going to hang out in the kitchen this weekend. I think I'll take her to the Hollywood Farmers Market on Sunday. I just know we are gonna have a blast.
I think I should probably get ready– maybe make some special yummy something to offer her when she arrives. But I'll tell ya the truth, it's been a long time since a girl spent the night at my house! What do girls eat anyway?
Oh that's right, I have read enough blogs to know– girls eat chocolate.
That means baking. I think I may have mentioned I am not really much of a baker. But don't you think I oughta make some sort of effort? Afterall her husband is trusting me to take care of her while she is here. To me that means clean towels and of course feeding her well. What did you think it meant?
Anyway, I may not be a girl but I know where to find chocolate. So I decided to visit Daydreamer Desserts because I remember she had some mighty impressive chocolate cookies a few months back. She called it them Insanely Chocolate Cookies. Well I figure Spinach Tiger must be insane to spend her well earned vacation time visiting me, so this insane chocolate cookie may be just the thing for a girl like her. Besides that cookie has stuck in my brain all these months and I think this is the perfect occasion to bring it out.
This cookie has quite a pedigree too. The version I made comes from Daydreamer Desserts who adapted it from Chocolate & Zucchini. Though it was originally introduced as a recipe by Jacques Torres published in the New York Times on August 11, 2003.
See how blog love works...
Insanely Chocolate Cookies makes 16 CLICK here fior a printable recipe
- 1⁄2 c flour
- 1 t baking powder
- 1⁄2 t kosher salt
- 16 oz bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1⁄4 t espresso powder
- 2⁄3 c granulated sugar
- 3 T unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- 2⁄3 c chopped toasted pecan halves
Line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper.
In a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Melt 10oz of chocolate using the double-broiler method or in the microwave. While still hot, stir in espresso powder. Set aside to cool.
In the bowl of a stand mixer cream together the sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and mix just until they are combined.
Slowly add whisked dry ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in the melted chocolate.
Finally stir in the reserved chocolate chips and pecans.
Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread it into an even-ish layer with a spatula.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Place in the fridge for 20-30 minutes, or until firm enough to handle without it sticking to your fingers.
Remove the dough from the fridge and slide the parchment paper and dough onto a cutting board. Using a large, sharp knife, cut the dough into 16 equal pieces.
Give each piece a somewhat rounded shape with the palms of your hands and place on the prepared baking sheets.
Insert into the oven and bake for 12 (chewy) to 15 (crispy) minutes. Or until the surface is just set, but still plenty soft when gently pressed in the middle.
Let the cookies settle on the baking sheet for 20 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
SERIOUS FUN FOOD
Greg Henry
Sippity Sup
Comments
Quick chocolate cookies
The most delicious aspect about a simple chocolate cookie is its taste and appearance.
Fair warning:
I may just show up on your doorstep one day soon, wearing my cookie pants and ready for a dozen of these!
I'm a girl too...
...and if I ever come to visit, I will be expecting a batch of these. Just so you know!
If I stayed at your
If I stayed at your placed...would you make me some chocolatey cookies, too?????? You do know how much of a chocolate addict I am right? :)
Camp Sippity
...is definitely a place I would spend my vacation too. I love pecans and chocolate. Great combo!
Wow
The last time I made chocolate chip cookies, or any cookie at all, was four years ago, and I got a bit over zealous. They were huge, uncooked in the middle, and then fell apart in the middle. Maybe I'll have to try again...
that's a lot of chocolate!
that's a lot of chocolate! but hey chocolate always makes me a happy girl, you two have fun eating those delicious chocolatey cookies
Holy cow, a pound of
Holy cow, a pound of chocolate! They must have been dense with chocolaty wonderfulness. Good choice.
Ree - hee - hilly?
I am so jealous. Of the kitchen, and your visit. I shall have to try and make my way out there one of these days. I love the chocolate cookies, so sinful, and so forbidden! One could find its way into my belly, I suppose!
Sippity Sup + Choclolate + Friends = BlogLove
It's a recipe for a perfect day!! (ok, almost...would be better if the LoveFeast Table girls were coming with!)
Bittersweet chocolate &
Bittersweet chocolate & espresso?! The way to a girl's heart!
Not alotta butter or flour in there
It's all in zee chocolate! Lotsa lotsa chocolate! You kids have fun playing in the cookie-crumb sandbox!
What fun, sippitysup +
What fun, sippitysup + spinachtiger together at the markets and in the kitchen.I expect to see great posts from the 2 of you.
You Are So Lucky
I only know Angela a bit through her Cook Red to Remember and her great blog. She is the most lovely person a person can meet online! Have fun you two. Those cookies look yummy!
it is funny because I have
it is funny because I have browsed a lot through US food blogs and cookies is the N°1 recipe far ahead !! maybe comme les macarons en France !!!
tu viens quand me voir à paris ? la ville est tres belle en ce moment !
Pierre
They're gone
Well, just because my flight was late, really really late, doesn't mean you should have eaten all the cookies. No, there were a few left and I'm eating it right now. So melt in your mouth good. And, those fluffy towels are nice too!
Thanks for being so wonderful about picking me up after midnight. And, wow, what a kitchen. I'm never leaving the kitchen.
Well isn't Angela a lucky
Well isn't Angela a lucky duck. Mind saving 1 or 2 for the rest of us?
Nothing insane about these at
Nothing insane about these at all! Very similar to my favorite; it's that espresso that does it for me and who knows, my favorite might just be a part of that same blogger family tree!
Have a great weekend and so fun to see you put so much thought into having a 'girl' come to stay...will surely get you some more visits!
This really is a girl's dream
This really is a girl's dream come true. Delicious, you clever boy! You do know the way to make a girl happy.
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