As served at toddler group this week...
Makes around 25.
175g / 6oz plain chocolate, chopped
115g / 4oz unsalted butter, diced (I use salted and it's fine)
2 eggs
90g / 3 1/2 oz granulated sugar
50g / 2 oz light brown sugar
40g / 1 1/2 oz plain flour
25g / 1 oz cocoa powder
5ml / 1 tsp baking powder
10ml / 2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
115g / 4oz toasted pecan nuts, chopped (I always leave these out)
175g / 6oz plain choclate cut into chunks
115g / 4oz milk chocolate cut into chunks
115g / 4oz white chocolate cut into chunks
Now, I'm a chocolate freak and even I have never been able to bring myself to add all the chocolate chunks this recipe calls for. I've stuck to 6oz and they've been absolutely fine. I honestly think you'd be sick if you added all it asks for and ate more than one cookie!
- Preheat oven to 160c/32f/GM3. Grease 2 large baking sheets.
- Melt the plain chocolate and butter in a saucepan over a low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat and set to one side to cool.
- In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar until pale and creamy (2-3 minute with an electric mixer). Add the chocolate mixture, beating until well blended.
- Beat in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla essence and salt until just blended. Add the nuts & chocolate chips and stir.
The mixture is very runny. I added a little more flour and some oatmeal to try and firm it up a little and also chilled it for 15 minutes before spooning out...
- Drop spoonfulls of mixture onto the baking sheets allowing space for spreading. I didn't bother flattening them with a fork as the recipe says but they spread out nicely to a good thickness.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until the tops are shiney and cracked and the edges look crisp. 8 mins at 160c in a fan oven is sufficient. Mine didn't go shiney but they were firm to look at and soft to the tough - they firm up as they cool. Do not overbake, rather like SuzyWong's brownies.
- Cool on the sheets for a couple of minutes and then remove from the sheets to a wire rack to cook. Try to resist the temptation to eat them straight from the oven as the melted chocolate chips burn