Double-Chocolate Cookies

Name: Double-Chocolate Cookies
Yield: Makes about 15 cookies
Ingredients: 5 ounces (140 grams) bittersweet chocolate (62 to 70 percent cacao), chopped, plus 4 ounces (112 grams), chopped into ½-inch pieces; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 4 ounces (114 grams) unsweetened chocolate, chopped, plus 2 ounces (56 grams), finely shaved; ¼ teaspoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee powder; 1½ cups (300 grams) sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 eggs; ½ cup (70 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ¾ cup (75 grams) walnuts, toasted and chopped; ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar; ½ cup (1 stick/114 grams) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes about
15
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Flour

By Joanne Chang

Published 2010

About

There are people who love chocolate, and then there are people who love chocolate. This cookie is for the latter group. It is a little like a brownie, a little like fudge, and quite like the most chocolaty treat you’ll ever eat. We melt unsweetened and bittersweet chocolate together and mix them into the batter, and then fold chocolate chunks into the batter, too. Walnuts are there for those who like nuts in their cookies, but you can omit them if you want only chocolate. This recipe