My grandmother loved baking. I think it’s safe to say that is where I got my own love of baking. Dessert was generally not an option at her house – it was required. I only remember her having just a few cookbooks. She did, however, have a good-sized collection of recipes from family, friends, magazines, and newspapers. I have recently acquired her box of recipes. This is one from her collection, with a couple of minor adjustments.
In a large bowl (I used my well-used, well-loved stand mixer) cream 1 & 1/4 cup of softened butter and 2 cups of sugar. Add 2 eggs, one at a time, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups of AP flour, 3/4 cup of cocoa (I used Dutch processed), 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Gradually add this to the butter/sugar mixture. Stir in 1 cup of chopped nuts. Surprise, surprise – I used pecans. The recipe says the nuts are optional, but not in my kitchen.
Drop the cookie dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets for about 1 minute, then cool on wire racks. This recipe should yield about 4 & 1/2 dozen cookies.
These are big, soft, and (like their name) chewy cookies. They are also very rich. I think they would be exceptionally good with ice cream. Or maybe with some kind of icing between two of them, much like the Double Doozie of mall cookie shop fame. Anyway you serve them up, they’re delicious.
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August 4th, 2006 at 6:15 am
I’m so flattered you found me. And as you can see, there’s a lot more to come over at the new site, but right now I’m just testing stuff out. Soon, though.
I absolutely love nuts (pecans or walnuts for me) in my cookies but people get up in such a twist about them. So, I’ve gotten in the habit of grinding them up to almost a powder so I can get the flavor and occasional texture in there without the whiners whining. I’ll have to try these.
August 23rd, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Are these the same cookies you can get at Whole foods? Nice and chewy and yet crackly? Thanks for the recipe! I’m trying it tomorrow.
I used another recipe that called for no flour but added cream of tartar. But they were just really meringues and they were crunchy, not soft.
Sophizgood
August 24th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Sophi, I’m not sure. Unfortunately, I do not have a Whole Foods close enough for shopping. Have fun making them. I hope you like them!
March 31st, 2009 at 9:46 am
I love this site and have been dying to try some recipes… I didn’t have brown sugar but wanted to make cookies.. These came out so great. I used Hershey’s Cocoa and they taste like hot chocolate.. I call them my Hot CoCo Cookies. Thanks for having this blog, I love it!