Chocolate Cookies With Chocolate Covered Raisins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 10 ounces chocolate-covered raisins

Recipe

• 1 whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda, together in a medium bowl.
• 2 melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat or in the microwave oven. remove pan from the heat, and add the bittersweet chocolate, set aside until melted.
• 3 whisk the eggs, yolk, brown sugar, and vanilla together in a medium bowl then slowly whisk in melted chocolate mixture.
• 4 stir in the flour mixture to make a loose dough. don't over work the dough. fold in the chocolate covered raisins. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• 5 alternate method for food processor owners:.
• 6 melt butter in micro.
• 7 finely chop chocolate in food processor with metal blade.
• 8 pour in warm melted butter and process till smooth.
• 9 add vanilla, brown sugar, pulse to blend. add slightly beaten eggs and yolk pulse to blend.
• 10 whisk together flour, baking soda baking powder and salt add to chocolate mixture and pulse to blend.
• 11 remove dough and and fold in chocolate covered raisins.
• 12 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• 13 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 14 line a baking sheet with parchment paper. form dough into balls, about 2 inches or 1 1/2 ounces each, and put on the prepared baking sheets, leaving a couple inches between the cookies. bake about 13 to 15 minutes. cool on a rack.