special triple chocolate truffle cookies
I call these cookies special for a reason. Using real chocolate and fine ingredients. It makes a big difference with flavor and texture. Semi sweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips are added. If you feel like splurging and want to tame that chocolate craving. Indulge in these Special Chocolate truffle cookies. This is a recipe, I created by tweaking and changing up another recipe. They far surpass the original. They are a decadent treat. Great for a gift, special occasion, or any time. Enjoy!
prep time
10 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
36 cookies
Ingredients
- 12 ounces 60 % cacao chocolate (three 4 ounce bars)
- 1/3 cup butter plus 1 tb of butter.
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee or instant expresso powder
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts like walnuts
How To Make special triple chocolate truffle cookies
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Step 1Place broken up chocolate and butter into a stainless steel or pyrex bowl.
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Step 2Heat a saucepan of water to simmer. Place bowl of chocolate over simmering hot water. Hold bowl above water while stirring to melt chocolate. Note: you may also use a double boiler. . Be careful not to get any water inside the chocolate.
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Step 3Stir chocolate and butter together until melted. Be careful not to get any water in the chocolate. When chocolate is melted. Remove bowl from simmering water and set aside.
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Step 4In a large bowl. Beat on medium high sugars, eggs, vanilla and coffee powder. Beat until mixture becomes a pale light brown. It will also nearly double in volume.. beat about 2 minutes.
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Step 5Mix in the flour and bake ng powder until Incorporated.
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Step 6When chocolate is cool. Mix a little bit of the chocolate into mixture with a spoon. Mix in remaining chocolate quickly. Mix until no streaks show and mixture is a solid brown color.
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Step 7Fold in chocolate chips white chips and nuts if desired.
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Step 8Refrigerate mixture at least 1 hour. Cookie dough should be thick enough to spoon out.
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Step 9Heat oven to 375°. Parchment line or grease a sheet pan.
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Step 10Scoop out heaping teaspoons of dough. Roll into balls and place on sheet pan. Refrigerate remaining cookie dough in between batches of cookies.
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Step 11Bake at 375 degree’s for approximately 13-15 minutes. Do not over bake.
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Step 12Remove pan of cookies from oven. Let cool for at least five minutes before moving cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling. Dig in to the chocolaty goodness.
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Category:
Cookies
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Keyword:
#chocolate chip cookies
Keyword:
#Chocolate truffle cookies
Keyword:
#Special Triple chocolate cookies
Keyword:
#Chocolate chocolate chip cookies
Keyword:
#Triple chocolate chip cookies
Diet:
Soy Free
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Ingredient:
Sugar
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