It sure doesn’t feel like 2 months has passed since the event, but way back in January, I attended a cookbook launch at the Sait Culinary Campus, our local culinary school here in Calgary. It was an evening filled to the brim with great conversation, and of course, great food. They had each chef make recipes from the book to serve as hors d’oeuvres and it was really interesting to see how each one’s experience and background translated into totally different styles of food that ended up on the plate. Chef Michael Dekker made the most delicious Asian style rice cake that he was kind enough to serve to me without the accompanying duck breast. If you get your hands on the book, I also highly recommend trying your hand at the creamy, garlic soup, which requires you to blanch the garlic several times to rid it of it’s pungent flavour.
There were also lots of desserts to be had and naturally I headed straight for the chocolate. Meeting these double chocolate brownie cookies was like love at first site. Just looking at the shiny exterior, I knew that they would be melt-in-your-mouth chocolate perfection. I am not exaggerating, I swear. I had probably 3 or 4 of them over the course of the evening and they were the first recipe I had to make when I got the book home. We had some company over and the cookies were gone by the time they left. Which saddened me because I only got to eat one, but maybe that was a good thing. Next time, I will be sure to bake a double batch!
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 ½ cup (350g) brown sugar
- 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla
- 1 pound dark chocolate, melted
- ½ stick (125g) butter
- ½ cup (125ml) flour
- ½ tsp (2ml) baking powder
- pinch salt
- ⅔ cup (150g) pecans (optional)
- 1 cup (200g) chocolate chunks/chips (optional)
- Whip the eggs and brown sugar with the vanilla until pale and light.
- Mix the melted chocolate into the butter. Whisk this into the egg mixture.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt into the chocolate/butter/egg mixture. Add the pecans (optional).
- Let the dough cool in fridge at least 30 minutes, or overnight.
- Scoop the dough with soup spoon onto cookie trays lined with parchment. Flatten it out a little and add chocolate chunks on top of cookie batter. This step is optional but who doesn't want more chocolate in their cookies?
- Bake at 325F for about 10 minutes. The cookies should still be soft and slightly glossy on top, but set around the edges. Cool and eat!
I need these cookies!! Double chocolate FTW!
My sentiments exactly!
What a fun and delicious event you went to, Mallory! I need to find stuff like that in Vancouver…then again, I’m an old lady who loves being at home, lol. These cookies are serious business – I LOVE the amount of chocolate in there! I don’t blame you for wanting to bake these as soon as you could. Yum!
Oh don’t worry, I am an old lady who loves being at home too! You have to drag me out most of the time….but food is always a good incentive!
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What scrumptious-looking cookies! Double chocolate means double delicious! 🙂 Thanks for linking @Fiesta Friday!
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These look fabulous! Really chocolatey and gooey! yum!
Thanks Indu!
Uh, oh, I am suddenly craving chocolate cookies!! Your photos are beautiful and have brought the scent of warm cookies wafting into my office!! Thanks so much!
Thanks Julianna!
yum looks really good id like to re blog this in my scrapbook to keep and cook soooon x
Thanks Justine!
I can’t find a re-blog nor print button? I seriously think I am going mad? lol
You should be able to find the print button now, sorry about that!
WOWOWOW! I could gobble up a whole plateful of these special treats. They look fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing at Weekend Potluck. We’d love it if you’d link back to the party in your post (it makes you eligible to be featured…and this kind of recipe is a real winner!=). Please come back soon.
Thanks!
I can’t wait to try these out! I’m like an old lady trapped in the body of a 15 year old, and all I do is bake, knit, and crochet, so I’m really looking forward to this!
Sounds like me at your age! You should definitely try them out though, they are amazing!
I feel so touched! haha I’m 15 too, and also feel like that!
Ohhhh, it’s midnight and I saw this, and can start to cook them now cause my family is sleeping, what a cruel world! But will bake them tomorrow when I wake up, they look SO delicious!!
Thanks Olivia, I hope you like them! Now get some sleep 😉