Chocolate Dream Cookies
Posted by Jamie L. on Just Baking
I first came across this recipe a week or so ago when I was browsing a cooking/baking message board. The author of the post said that the recipe for these cookies came from Williams Sonoma. Many individuals on the board were intrigued by the cookies; posts started popping up professing their love and proclaiming them to be the crème de la crème of chocolate cookies. Well, since I am a baking follower, I had to jump on the bandwagon and try these out myself.
As I was making these, the dough looked familiar, but since I was functioning on less than five hours of sleep I could not put my finger on the reason behind the familiarity. I finished the dough and proceeded to use a TBS cookie dough scoop to measure the dough. Using this method, I ended up with 42 average sized cookies. The only substitutions I made to this recipe were that I used ½ cup butter and ½ cup butter flavored shortening and I used mini m&m candies in some of the batches. These cookies baked nicely at 325°F for 10 minutes. Once these came out the oven and cooled, it hit me… these taste and look like Dorie Greenspan’s World Peace Cookies!Jennifer’s Chocolate Dream Cookies
Yields: 48 medium-sized cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 c cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 cup butter, softened (see my modification above)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used 8 ounces)
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Sift together first 4 ingredients. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Stir in flour mixture just until combined (do not over beat) and fold in chocolate chips.Drop onto parchment-lined cookie sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.
