Mudslide Cookies

Mudslide Cookies


2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 pound semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
5 large eggs
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 pound milk chocolate, coarsely chopped

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheets withr
parchment paper; set aside. In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking
powder, and salt; set aside.

In a heatproof bowl, or in the top of a double boiler, set over a
pot of simmering water, melt together unsweetened and semisweet
chocolates and butter; set aside to cool.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment,
beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy,
about 3 minutes. Add cooled, melted chocolate mixture, and combine on
low speed. Add flour mixture, and continue to beat on low speed until
almost combined, about 1 minute. Remove bowl from mixer; stir in milk
chocolate by hand.

Using a 1/2-ounce ice-cream scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking
sheets about 3 inches apart. Bake until set, 12 to 15 minutes. Let
cookies cool completely on baking sheets.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies