How to Make Chocolate Cookies
Looking for a delectable treat to satisfy your sweet tooth? While chocolate chip and sugar cookies are common go-to recipes for quenching those sugary cravings, if you long for something unexpected, why not learn how to make chocolate cookies? These lesser-known delights are perfect for chocoholics--though don't say we didn't warn you about how addictive they are.There are a number of varieties of chocolate cookies--chewy chocolate cookies, chunky chocolate cookies, no-bake chocolate cookies and even double chocolate cookies that include chocolate chips or chunks. Peanut butter chips, candy pieces and nuts are also common add-ins. This recipe calls for white vanilla baking chips--plus whole-grain oats and high-fiber cereal, so it sneaks in a little nutrition, too! Each cookie contains just 120 calories and 4 percent of the recommended daily intake of both vitamin A and iron. So you don't have to feel quite so guilty about eating them and giving into your children's pleas for more.
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-Hi, I'm Miranda with recipe.com, and today we are going
to make the best ever chocolate cookies. Now, I know
that it's quite acclaimed, but I promise you, this recipe
will deliver. As we have our ingredients all laid out
here, let's get started. We are going to start with
1 cup butter or margarine softened, 3/4 of cup of
packed brown sugar, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar,
2 eggs, 1 cup of all purpose flour, 1/2 cup
unsweetened cocoa, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/4 of a
teaspoon of salt, 1 cup of Fiber One original brand
cereal. 1-1/2 cups of quick cooking or old fashioned oats
and then 3 quarters of cup of white vanilla baking
chips. Now, our oven is preheated to 350 degrees behind
me. So, in this large mixing bowl, I'm gonna start
by mixing together the butter,
both sugars, dump those in, and the eggs. So, now,
I have my ingredients all in the bowl. I'm gonna
put my hand mixer in here and let it to
hard work for me, beautiful. Now, let's set this to
the side, and now in my small bowl, I'm gonna
add the flour, the cocoa,
baking soda and salt and just this a nice just
little toss together until they are all combined. Okay, nice,
we have this nice little chocolate brown color. We are
gonna stir it in to this mixture here, just give
this a nice stir doing incorporate, beautiful, and now finally,
we're just gonna stir in the oats,
the bran cereal, give it a nice extra little crunch
and a whole grain and whole thick. And now, finally,
our white vanilla baking tips. Make sure all mixed in
so every little bit gets some chocolate in there beautiful
and that were all set. The oven behind me is
preheated at 350 degrees. I'm going to place my cookies
on this un-greased cooking sheet here about 2 inches apart
from each other,
and then I'm gonna pop it in the oven for
about 9 minutes until cooks through. So, I'm gonna get
this all loaded up on here in the oven and
will come back in 9 minutes. Okay, so here are
our gorgeous best ever chocolate cookies. They cook for about
9 minutes. Now, I let them cool here on the
back sheet for about 2 minutes. The next and final
step before serving or storing them in an airtight container
if you're not gonna eat them all at once
is just to transfer them to cooling rack like I
have right here. So, once we did that, we're gonna
let them cool completely before you pop them in that
airtight container or maybe in your mouth as well because
they are so delicious and as we promise, these are
our best ever chocolate cookies and I know you're gonna
love them and now you now how to make them,
enjoy, thanks for watching. And for more great recipes and
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What You'll Need
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Fiber One® original bran cereal
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup white vanilla baking chips
Step By Step
1
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, stir together butter, sugars and eggs. In small bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture. Stir in cereal, oats and baking chips.
2
Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart.
3
Bake 9 minutes. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before storing in tightly covered container.
4
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase flour to 1 1/3 cups.
If you've got a weakness for the sweet stuff--and especially if you like chocolate--you'll be glad you took the time to learn how to make chocolate cookies. These rich cookies add a whole new dimension to your cookie portfolio--and stand out from the usual offerings at any bake sale or gathering.
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