We’re nearing the end of the holiday season here (it ends January 6th on King’s Day) and everything has been hectic lately so it might be a while before things get back to normal on the blog. In the meantime, this is the dessert I made for Christmas Eve Dinner and let me tell you, they were absolutely delicious. The cookies were best fresh out of the oven, still warm, but they’re also good the next day with a glass of milk.
Very Chocolatey Cookies
Adapted from Martha Stewart
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp coarse salt
- 1 stick butter, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup muscovado sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (to roll the dough balls in)
Preheat oven to 325ºF (170ºC). Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar and muscovado sugar until fluffy. Beat in the corn syrup, then the dry ingredient mixture. Add the chocolate chips and mix by hand. Let the dough rest for half an hour in the fridge. Roll small (half inch) balls of dough in the white granulated sugar and bake for about 8-9 minutes until center is just set.
They look delicious! I also just noticed your two books in the right hand bar. Those macaroons look just divine and what a great collection of tips of things to do in Paris. I have only been once and now I want to go again!
Also your wedding recipes: WOW!!! So much work and love went into both the wedding, the food and now this recipe booklet. What a terrific favor for everyone at the party and thanks so much for sharing it with all of us. Such a great collection of recipes!
Thanks Katja! They were a lot of work but I’m happy with how they came out.
Nothing beats a fresh cookie!! These look amazing!
They were! From now on I think I’m going to stick to this recipe and the chocolate chip one whenever I want to bake cookies
Really like the new theme! Those cookies look amazing!
Thanks John! I’m trying out a new, simpler look. I’ll probably switch things around until I have something I really like.
Oh man… now I have an urge to go bake something (these look amazing!).
PS – I love the site right now
Thanks Kristen! I’m tweaking it as I type… new year, new look! Hopefully this one will stick though
Oh yum! These look so good!
And I’m loving the blog’s new look!
Thanks Ashley! I suddenly got the urge for a cleaner look and decided to change it.
Mmmm these look delicious, I just have to find the corn syrup. Or can it be replaced by honey? Maple syrup?
It looks cleaner.
Enjoy the last bit of the holidays, in Mexico it also ends on January 6th. I will be taking the decorations down then.
Though we celebrate “La candelaria” on 2 February, a continuation of The Kings day since whomever gets the bean / baby jesus from the Rosca has to pay for the tamales on that day. It represents the day when Jesus was brought to the doctors of the temple.
Have a nice weekend !
BTW Nice redesign
Ooh I like the Candelaria tradition
In Spain whomever gets the bean (I had no idea it represented baby jesus btw) is supposed to pay for that day’s Roscón although that never really happens, hah.
These look awesome! My mother-in-law accidentally threw away a whole plate of cookies I made on Christmas, and I could really eat some more. These look much better than the original ones I made. Thanks for sharing!
Oh no! I’m actually done with cookies for a while… too many Christmas lunches/dinners.