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Chocolate Fudge Cookies
Recipe By :Glenn Spenser
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Refrigerator
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter -- softened
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 ounces dark chocolate -- melted and cooled
6 ounces dark chocolate -- coarsely chopped
Make the Cookies: Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Beat butter in large bowl until creamy, using an electric mixer at medium
speed.
Add both sugars and continue beating for 3 minutes or until the mixture is
light and fluffy.
Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
Beat in the melted chocolate.
Add flour mixture in two additions, beating at low speed.
Stir in chopped chocolate.
Chill dough in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Shape the dough into a 12-inch log.
Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Cut log into 24 slices, shaping each into a ball.
Place, 2 inches apart, on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until a slight imprint remains when touched
lightly
with fingertip. Do not overbake or the cookies will dry out. Cool on
baking
sheets 2 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
