Prep: 15 minutes
Bake time: 30 minutes @ 350 degrees
Yields: 18
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips (about 9 ounces), divided
3 large egg whites, room temperature
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 2 large baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray. Melt 1 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave using a glass bowl, stirring twice (I did 1 minute straight, stirred, and then 30 seconds). Cool slightly.
Using an electric mixer beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 1 cup of powdered sugar until mixture resembles soft marshmallow creme.
In a separate bowl whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, and salt. Gradually add mixture to meringue on low speed. Then add melted chocolate and 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips (dough will be stiff).
Place 1/2 cup powdered sugar in bowl. Make dough balls about the size of a tablespoon. Roll in powdered sugar coating generously. Place on cookie sheets spacing 1.5-2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes, take out of oven and leave cookies on cookie sheet for an additional 10 minutes. Then transfer cookies to cooling rack.
One thing about me is that I have a major sweet tooth. Maybe I wouldn't call it a sweet tooth but specifically a chocolate tooth. I love all chocolate except white. Over the years I have collected a lot of chocolate recipes, but none that are dark chocolate. So when I came across this recipe I knew I had to try them. They were better than I expected. Even my toddler liked them. I found her sneaking them off the counter and devouring them as fast as possible.
When I am cooking or baking I always seem to mess up one during the process. With these cookies I accidentally beat the egg whites to stiff peaks. I thought I was going to over beat them since I still had to add the powdered sugar, but that didn't happen. Phew! :)
The bag of chocolate chips I used was 10 ounces and 60% bittersweet. I used the whole bag in this recipe. I rounded my 1 cup of chocolate chips to be melted. I figured a little extra chocolate wouldn't hurt anyone. :) Once you add the melted chocolate to the dough it really stiffens up. I recommend using the paddle mixture just before the melted chocolate is added. That way you don't have to dig out the dough like I did with the whisk attachment.
I measured the first cookie to get an idea of what a tablespoon size of the dough would look like and then estimated the rest of them. After I was done rolling them there was quiet a bit of powdered sugar left. Next time I would use 1/4 of a cup and add additional if needed. They don't spread out too much when baking so 1.5 inches apart I think is plenty. Some of mine I had an inch apart and they didn't touch. I also got more then 18 cookies. I was able to get 21. Next time I will be a little more careful with the size of the dough balls and I can probably get about 24.
These cookies are incredibly rich for their small size. They have a fudgy texture which is great. After my first batch came out of the oven I didn't like all that fudgy-ness (almost seemed slightly under done) so I stuck them back in the oven when the other batch of cookies finished baking for 10 minutes. I didn't want my cookies to over cook and be crunchy so I turned the oven off an left them in there for the 10 minutes they would be out sitting on the counter cooling on the cookie sheet. Then I took them out after the 10 minutes and let them cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes and then transferred to the cooling rack. I was much happier with these results. I stored mine in the fridge. I tend to like cold desserts and I liked how the chocolate chips added a crunchy texture to the fudgy cookies when they were cold.
I have a soft spot for crinkle cookies. They just look so darn good! These are fantastic for the dark chocolate lover. They are incredibly dark chocolate tasting. Whoever is a chocolate lover like me will enjoy these cookies. I can't wait to bake these for my dad because I think I just found his new favorite cookie. :)
(Recipe source: http://www.divine-baking.com/2011/04/deep-dark-chocolate-cookies.html#more)
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