Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies

By AzGrannie3

Ingredients

• 1 bar (4 oz) semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1 1/8 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups bittersweet chocolate chunks (Scharffen Berger) or large chocolate chips (Ghirardelli)
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from familycircle.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325 degrees . Line 3 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Place chopped chocolate in a small glass bowl. Microwave 1 minute; stir until smooth and set aside to cool slightly.

In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

In large bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add brown sugar and beat on medium-high speed 5 minutes, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Add egg and beat 3 minutes more. Stir in vanilla and melted chocolate. On low speed, beat in flour mixture. Fold in chocolate chunks or chips.

Place granulated sugar in a small bowl. Scoop up 2 slightly heaping tbsp of dough and roll it into a ball between your hands. Roll ball in sugar to coat. Place cookie on prepared baking sheet and flatten slightly with your hand. Repeat with all the remaining dough and granulated sugar.

Bake cookies in batches at 325 degrees for 14 minutes per batch or until cookies crack. Cool on pan for a few minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.