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    Hunka Chocolate Cookies


    Source of Recipe


    Midwest Living


    Recipe Introduction


    Melted chocolate chips create the luscious dark color of these treats.


    List of Ingredients


    • 2 12-ounce packages semisweet chocolate pieces (4 cups)
    • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
    • 1/4 cup butter (no substitutions)
    • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 4 eggs
    • 1-1/3 cups sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    • 2 to 3 cups broken walnuts, toasted
    • Melted white chocolate
    • Melted semisweet chocolate


    Instructions


    1. Lightly grease large cookie sheets; set aside.
    2. In a heavy saucepan, heat one package of the semisweet chocolate pieces, the unsweetened chocolate and the butter until melted, stirring constantly. Transfer to a large mixing bowl to cool slightly.
    3. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
    4. Add eggs, sugar, and vanilla to chocolate mixture; beat with an electric mixer. Add flour mixture and beat on low speed till well mixed. Stir in remaining chocolate pieces and nuts.
    5. Using 1/4 cup of the dough for each cookie, drop the dough 3 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly.
    6. Bake the cookies in a 350 degree F oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges are firm and the surface is dull and cracked. Let stand for 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove; cool on wire racks. Drizzle with melted white chocolate and semisweet chocolate.


    Final Comments


    Makes 24 cookies
 

 

 

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