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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

A Dark and Stormy Christmas Cookie

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house and kitchen, the cookies were baked and frozen -- to prevent the spouse from snitchin'!

Last week, when I shared my Orange Chocolate Chippers, I mentioned that I had tried another new cookie recipe this year.  I'll admit, I snitched one of these before I packed them away in the freezer.  Well, after all, a girl has to make sure they are edible before sharing them with the family, right?


I clipped the recipe for Dorie's Dark and Stormies from a Chicago Tribune 2008 cookie contest article, but I never tried them before.  Now I kick myself for waiting so long.  Easy to make and so chocolaty scrumptious.  The recipe is available online on page two of this article from the Tribune archives.  The recipe says it makes three dozen cookies, but somehow I only got two dozen.  I did not use Dutch process cocoa, I used regular Hershey's.  For the chocolate bits, I chopped up five ounces of Ghirardelli 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate.

You know you want one.

20 comments:

  1. These look yummy! It's a lot of trial and error to find a great recipe...at least it is for me. I'll have to look this up.

    XO,
    Jane

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  2. These have my name written all over them!!!!!!!

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  3. I would have worried that you were sick it you hadn't tried one. I bet they are delicious :)

    Hugs,
    Laura

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  4. These chocolate cookies look very tempting and delicious.

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  5. Yum! Always a pleasure reading your posts. Oh, yes that's a nice plate!

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  6. They look so yummy, sure they would be good with ice cream

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  7. I love your pretty blue plate. What great looking cookies and I too have to hide my baking from those who like to help themselves xx

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  8. These cookies are calling my name!!

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  9. Of course I want one.. they look yummy!

    ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉ ❉
    *M*E*R*R*Y* *C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S*!*
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    ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  10. This girl cannot turn down chocolate. Yes, yes, yes, I want one, no make that a dozen.

    I, too, freeze the cookies or they would all be gone before Christmas. And, yes, of course I sample. Finished my last batch today, the roll-outs I made with my boy, home from college.

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  11. I want one!! How did you know??!! The cookies are beautiful....can you say that about a cookie?

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  12. Oh my gosh. Even if these were in the freezer I would be snitching frozen ones. I love, love chocolate cookies! These look fabulous...

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  13. Those look really great - I pinned them.

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  14. Looks totally delicious, would love to try this immediately! Thanks!

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  15. Those look wonderful. I am saving this to try!!! xo Diana

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  16. Thank you so much for sharing these cookies! I'll be making these for Christmas! Merry Christmas to you!
    Nancy

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  17. You're dead right that I want one. I'm sitting here with a hot beverage that's just crying out for one of those chocolate delights to be dunked into it.

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  18. Looks great. I see that you have been baking a lot. Sounds like a tasty Christmas at your home. Have a Blessed Christmas

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  19. Mmm these look delicious. Anything that has chocolate in it has my approval! Xx

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