Dark Chocolate Chipotle Cookies

Name: Dark Chocolate Chipotle Cookies
Prep time: 44 min
Cook time: 44 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking soda; 227 grams high-quality bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly; 2 teaspoons crushed, dried chipotle peppers; 118 milliliters cocoa powder, sifted; 4 eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 355 milliliters high-quality bittersweet chocolate chips or chunks, plus 1/2 cup for topping; 355 milliliters sugar, plus 1/2 cup for topping; 473 milliliters (4 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes, softened; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp water

This recipe serves 36. One serving contains 267 calories, 4g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, salt, chunks, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 44 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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In the bowl of an electric mixer, add butter and beat with the paddle attachment until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary to evenly cream it.

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Butter

Cream

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Add the sugars, sifted cocoa powder and chipotle peppers and mix again at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.

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Chipotle Chiles

Cocoa Powder

Add eggs, vanilla and water. Beat at medium speed until combined, about 30 seconds.

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Vanilla

Water

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Add slightly cooled melted chocolate and mix again, scraping bowl to evenly mix everything.

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Chocolate

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Add the flour mixture, scraping sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. When well incorporated, add the chips and mix briefly, about 5 seconds.

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French Fries

All Purpose Flour

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Refrigerate the dough in the bowl until cool and fudge-like, but not solid, for approximately 1 hour. You can use an ice cream scoop to create large, even sized cookies. These cookie-dough balls can also be frozen at this point, and baked right from the freezer whenever the need arises.

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When ready to bake, press the tops of the cookie dough-balls into the sugar, and then top with 2 to 3 pieces of dark chocolate chips.

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Dark Chocolate Chips

Cookie Dough

Sugar

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Place onto parchment-lined baking sheets, allowing space for the cookies to spread.

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Spread

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Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

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Remove the cookies from the oven when they are still a little underdone. Slide the parchment paper with the cookies onto a cooling rack and allow to cool before removing from parchment

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