8 oz semisweet chocolate squares
3 oz unsweetened chocolate
: squares
1/2 c unsalted butter
3 lg eggs — room temp
1 1/4 c sugar
2 ts vanilla extract
2/3 c all-purpose flour
1/2 ts baking powder
1/4 ts salt
1 1/2 c semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 c walnuts, toasted — chopped
1 1/2 c pecans, toasted — chopped
4 oz semisweet chocolate square
: melted
Preheat oven to 325. Grease 3 cookies sheets. Melt chocolate with
butter in double boiler over simmering water. Cool.
Beat eggs with sugar in mixer bowl until ribbon forms when beaters are
lifted, 10 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture and vanilla. Combine
flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Stir into chocolate mixture
just until combined (do not overmix). Stir in chocolate chips and
nuts. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
Bake 7-8 minutes, until barely firm and tops are slightly cracked.
Cool on cookie aheets 2 minutes then on wire racks. Dip 1 side of
cooled cookies in melted chocolate.
Yields
48 Servings