Fudge Drops
(from carolinajoy’s recipe box)
my variation
Source: King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion
Categories: Cookies
Ingredients
- 12 oz. (2 cups) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 T butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp espresso powder (or cappuccino)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup flour
Directions
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Preheat 325. Very slowly, melt together chocolate and butter in microwave or double boiler.
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In separate bowl, beat together the sugar and eggs.
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Add espresso powder vanilla, baking powder, and salt.
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Stir mixture into melted chocolate, mixing until well blended.
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Stir in the flour.
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Let batter sit for 5 minutes to thicken; it should be the consistency of thick cake batter.
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Use a cookie scoop to drop dough onto greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet. Leave 2 inches between cookies.
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Bake 10-12 minutes, until tops are shiny and cracked. They should be baked all the way through, but just barely.
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Remove from oven, wait 5 minutes, and transfer to wire rack to cool.