Chris Gargone's Chocolate Chews
Serves: 6
Irma Bergnaum
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
55
Sweetness
48
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
230 g
Semisweet Chocolate8 tbsps
Unsalted Butter (1 stick)3
Eggs1.25 cups
Sugar2 cups
Bleached All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt1.5 cups
Chocolate Chip (about 9 ounces)1.5 cups
Walnut (about 6 ounces chopped)1.5 cups
Pecan (about 6 ounces chopped)Directions:
1
Keep chews at room temperature in a tin or tight-lidded plastic container, or freeze them, packed between sheets of wax paper, for longer storage
2
Keep chews at room temperature in a tin or tight-lidded plastic container, or freeze them, packed between sheets of wax paper, for longer storage
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STORAGE
4
Set racks at the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325°F
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Place the chocolates and butter in a bowl or the top of a double boiler and place over hot, not simmering, water
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Stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter have melted
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Cool
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In a bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until lightened
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Whisk in the chocolate mixture and vanilla
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Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt
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Stir into the chocolate mixture
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Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts
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Drop tablespoon-size cookies onto the prepared pans
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Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the cookies are slightly firm and cracked
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Cool in the pans
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Set racks at the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325°F
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Place the chocolates and butter in a bowl or the top of a double boiler and place over hot, not simmering, water
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Stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter have melted
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Cool
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In a bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until lightened
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Whisk in the chocolate mixture and vanilla
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Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt
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Stir into the chocolate mixture
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Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts
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Drop tablespoon-size cookies onto the prepared pans
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Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the cookies are slightly firm and cracked
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Cool in the pans
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SERVING
29
Chews are so rich, they are best on their own
30
Or try making them half size and serving them with ice cream for a really rich treat
31
Chews are so rich, they are best on their own
32
Or try making them half size and serving them with ice cream for a really rich treat