Extreme chocolate chocolate chip cookies

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Chef :

shimi

Extreme chocolate chocolate chip cookies

Ingredient

4 oz (100 g)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C and line a cookie tray with parchment paper.

* Step 2

Melt the dark chocolate. You can do this over a double boiler or by microwaving the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl, stirring every 30 seconds for around 2 minutes or until smooth. Set the chocolate aside to cool slightly.

* Step 3

In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until creamy.

* Step 4

Gradually stir in the melted chocolate, making sure that the chocolate has cooled to room temperature so that it doesn't affect the consistency of the butter and sugar mixture.

* Step 5

Beat in the egg and vanilla. At this stage, you might also choose to add in 1 tbsp of orange zest or 1 tsp instant espresso powder for extra flavoring.

* Step 6

Next, in a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt, stirring till well-blended

* Step 7

Add the flour mixture to the butter-chocolate mixture, until your result is a thick, sticky mass

* Step 8

Now you can fold in the chocolate bits. You could also add in nuts if you would like.

* Step 9

Using an ice-cream scoop or a 1/4 cup measure, scoop mounds of the dough onto the prepared tray, about 3 inches apart.

* Step 10

Bake for 15-20 min or until the cookies have spread and cracked slightly. If you insert a toothpick in the 'cakey' part (careful not to pierce a chocolate chip), it should come out clean.