Sometimes too much of a good thing is not enough…

I can’t recall there every being a time that I have had too much chocolate. I know I echo many people’s thoughts when I say chocolate has magical powers. It really does! One bite of chocolate can instantly alter my mood; I can go from grumpy to perky, gloomy to cheerful, annoyed to content, the list goes on and on. What other item can do that? Plus, it’s so easy to obtain, even office supply stores sell it just in case you find yourself in a desperate situation at the checkout stand.

One of my favorite and easiest recipes that satisfy my need for this delightful ingredient is my Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies.  The dough is chocolate based and the mixture of the white chocolate chips and chocolate chips packs a huge chocolaty punch. I add espresso powder to this recipe as the taste of the coffee really brings out the flavors in this cookie. Enjoy! 🙂

Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yields: Approximately 24 cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 14 minutes (watch carefully)

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Unbleached All Purpose Flour
• ½ tsp Baking Soda
• 1/3 Cup Unsweetened Dutch Cocoa Powder
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1/8 tsp Espresso Powder (enhances the chocolate flavor)
• ½ Cup (1 sticks) Melted Unsalted Butter
• ¼ Cup Organic Granulated Sugar
• ¾ Cup Light Brown Sugar
• 1 Brown Cage Free Egg
• 1 tsp Good quality Vanilla Extract
• ¾ Cup White Chocolate Chips
• ¼ Cup Chocolate Chips

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
2. Grease (or use SilPats) cookie baking sheets
3. Sift flour, baking soda,  salt, espresso powder, and cocoa powder in a medium-sized bowl
4. Beat sugar, butter, and brown sugar till creamy
5. Add egg & vanilla to butter & sugar mixture
6. Gradually add flour mixture to wet mix and blend well
7. Fold white chocolate and chocolate chips into batter
8. Place small mounds (about 1 Tb.) of dough on baking sheets (it’s best to use a cookie dough scooper for consistent sized cookies)
9. Bake for 14 minutes or until cookies look slightly under done
10. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes on baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool all the way