Dark Chocolate Chipotle Cookies

Smoky chipotle chiles give these double chocolate cookies a little kick.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 278 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 1.5 cups chocolate chips
• 0.5 cup cocoa powder, sifted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

Step 3

Place the chopped chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl; melt in the microwave oven at 40 percent power in 30-second intervals; stirring after each melting, until the chocolate is warm and smoothly melted, 1 to 3 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.

Step 4

In a separate large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter, brown sugar, 1 1/2 cup of white sugar, cocoa powder, and chipotle pepper until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating each egg into the mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla extract and water.

Step 5

Mix the melted chocolate into the butter mixture. Gently stir in the flour mixture until incorporated. Mix in the chocolate chips. Cover bowl, and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

Step 6

Place 1/2 cup sugar in a small bowl. Roll dough into small balls. Roll balls in sugar to coat. Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set, 12 to 14 minutes. Allow to cool on the sheets for a minute or two before removing to racks to finish cooling.