Giant Double Chocolate Cookies

You all must think I cook all the time(: since I have been posting a lot of recipes lately! The truth is, that is not the only thing I have been doing. Anyway, I wanted to share with you a recipe, my friend, Christy and I made. Christy found it on a blog/website called Annies-Eats. I have not had a chance to look at all the recipes she has, but from what I have seen(and tasted) they look great! So...last Monday, Christy and I made giant double chocolate cookies. They were great! Here is the recipe, and some pictures for you.

Enjoy

OOOOO(cookies)+lots of chocolate =(:

Giant Double Chocolate Cookies

Yield: 12 very large cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter, cubed

1¼ cup sugar

2 large eggs

½ cup dark cocoa powder

2¼ cups all-purpose flour

¼ tsp. coarse salt

1 tsp. baking powder

2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350˚ F.  Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.  In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar.  Beat together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.  Blend in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed.  Mix in the cocoa powder until well blended.  Add the flour, salt and baking powder to the bowl and mix on low speed just until incorporated.  Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula.  Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead briefly by hand to be sure the ingredients are well combined.  

Divide the dough into 4 ounce portions (or divide into 12 equal pieces).  Roll each portion of dough into a ball and flatten just slightly into a disc.  Place on the prepared baking sheets, a few inches apart.  Bake 16-20 minutes.  Let cool on the baking sheets 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.