Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Sweets!

Triple Chocolate Cookies reciepe from Ellie Krieger, The Food You Crave cookbook

1/4 cup or 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour or regular whole wheat flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 ounces good-quallity dark chocolate (60-70%) coarsely chopped
2 ounces milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
2/3 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven 350F
In a large bowl, mach together the butter and sugars with a fork until well combined. Add the oil and egg and beat until creamy. Mix in vanilla.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa and salt.  Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well. Stir in both chocolates and the pecans if using, mix well. Using a tablespoon, scoop the batter onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until the cookies are just set, about 12 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool.
Serving: 1 cookie 110Cals 6g Fat


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