We each baked a few dozen and brought them to the offices. After decorating our conference room with candles to bring out the holiday spirit, we feasted on some of each kind of cookie together, and then filled our tins with a variety of goodies to take home. A great feast for the holidays!
I made my favorite cookies, which only come out during the holidays: Double-Chocolate Snowquakes. These simple, chocolatey treats are tiny, but irresistible. The best kind, in my opinion.
Double Chocolate Snowquakes
1.5 cups flour
.75 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
.75 teaspoon salt
.5 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
.75 cup dark brown sugar
.25 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1.75 cups chocolate chips
1 cup powdered sugar
* Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt; set aside
* Cream butter until smooth; add brown and granulated sugars and beat until smooth
* Add eggs and vanilla to butter/sugar mixture
* Gradually mix dry ingredients into butter mixture; mix until a soft dough forms
* Stir in chocolate chips
* Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour
* Heat oven to 350 degrees; line baking sheets with parchment or waxed paper
* Roll chilled dough into tablespoon-sized balls; coat liberally with powdered sugar
* DON'T shake off excess powdered sugar, and place on lined baking sheets 1-2 inches apart
* Bake until cookies are puffed and cracked, and slightly firm to the touch (10-12 minutes)
* Cool completely (will become more solid as they cool), and ENJOY!
* These store well at room temperature for about a week. Dough can be chilled/frozen longer; if frozen, thaw in refrigerator until soft enough to work with.
** Thanks to Sarah for the great pictures she took of our feast!
4 comments:
Those look beautiful... and delicious too!
All of it was so stinkin good!
And thanks to Sarah for the great pictures!
They all look yummy! I think we need some cookies at Christmas in Kansas, too. :)
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