Hi - I just found this newsgroup! I am looking for a recipe for chocolate
cookies to bake for a family member who loves chocolate. The only
requirements are that the cookies be soft (as opposed to crunchy) and be
very chocolatey - sort of death by chocolate kind of thing. Any
suggestions?

Thanks!

-kim

"Kim E" wrote in message
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Hi - I just found this newsgroup! I am looking for a recipe for chocolate
cookies to bake for a family member who loves chocolate. The only
requirements are that the cookies be soft (as opposed to crunchy) and be
very chocolatey - sort of death by chocolate kind of thing. Any
suggestions?


Brownies come to mind - soft and intensely chocolate. You can add chocolate
chips and chocolate frosting to gild the lily.

"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Kim E" wrote in message
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Hi - I just found this newsgroup! I am looking for a recipe for
chocolate
cookies to bake for a family member who loves chocolate. The only
requirements are that the cookies be soft (as opposed to crunchy) and be
very chocolatey - sort of death by chocolate kind of thing. Any
suggestions?


Brownies come to mind - soft and intensely chocolate. You can add
chocolate
chips and chocolate frosting to gild the lily.

I thought about brownies - but we already have those at christmas - i was
hoping for a cookie i'd never heard of!

-kim

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Kim E wrote:

I thought about brownies - but we already have those at christmas - i was
hoping for a cookie i'd never heard of!

-kim

Go digging at alt.cookies.yum.yum.yum

Dave

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004, Kim E wrote:

I thought about brownies - but we already have those at christmas - i was
hoping for a cookie i'd never heard of!

-kim

Go digging at alt.cookies.yum.yum.yum

Dave

"Kim E" wrote in message
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"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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"Kim E" wrote in message
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Hi - I just found this newsgroup! I am looking for a recipe for
chocolate
cookies to bake for a family member who loves chocolate. The only
requirements are that the cookies be soft (as opposed to crunchy) and
be
very chocolatey - sort of death by chocolate kind of thing. Any
suggestions?


Brownies come to mind - soft and intensely chocolate. You can add
chocolate
chips and chocolate frosting to gild the lily.

I thought about brownies - but we already have those at christmas - i was
hoping for a cookie i'd never heard of!


Don't take this personally, but this is a good example of why I seldom post
recipes. No matter what gets posted, there is almost always an objection.
The recipe is too complex, too high in fat or carbs, the ingredients are too
expensive, the item is too foreign or too common, there is an allergy to the
ingredients or they are not locally available. Often the request goes like
this: "I'm looking for the delicious cake that I ate as a child in the
elementary school cafeteria" In other cases you haul out the cookbooks and
post a recipe and the person who requested it is never heard from again. I
generally pose a question to narrow the request and the OP never responds.

Since you already have brownies, then I would suggest fudge. Again, soft
and intensely chocolate. Another thought would be truffles. Yes, I know
these aren't cookies, but then maybe they would be a welcome choice because
they better meet your requirements of being both soft and intensely
chocolate. Everyone makes cookies for Christmas. A nice selection of
chocolate truffles would set you apart from the crowd and they are very easy
to make.

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 23:47:53 GMT
"Vox Humana" wrote:


Don't take this personally, but this is a good example of why I seldom
post recipes. No matter what gets posted, there is almost always an
objection. The recipe is too complex, too high in fat or carbs, the
ingredients are too expensive, the item is too foreign or too common,
there is an allergy to the ingredients or they are not locally available.


And people wonder why my advice to those who question my methods is
"Nuts to you!" - some day someone will start yammering to me about their
deadly nut allergy after i say that, too.

Part of the problem is semantic. I come from a technical background,
where the habit is to state things factually, with the presupposition that
you are making a statement of opinion based on experience. A lot of people
fail to grasp the flexibility inherent in a statement of opinion, when
stated factually.

So i end up falling over myself to pepper my more helpful responses to
these questions with conditional phrases, 'cause the noobs are too thin
skinned and feel like their toes have been stepped on if i don't.


Since you already have brownies, then I would suggest fudge. Again, soft
and intensely chocolate. Another thought would be truffles. Yes, I know
these aren't cookies, but then maybe they would be a welcome choice
because they better meet your requirements of being both soft and
intensely chocolate. Everyone makes cookies for Christmas. A nice
selection of chocolate truffles would set you apart from the crowd and
they are very easy to make.


My grandmother used to make fudge every christmas. I never appreciated
how skilled she was at this until other people started offering me home
made fudge. Gramma Jorgensen's fudge was boutique store grade, at the very
least. When people offer me their hackneyed attempts at 'divinity' it's all
i can do to smile through it.

I'm in favor of anyone trying to become better at making Fudge, while
eschewing 'fudge'. It's a worthy endeavor. Fudge fabrication is a matter of
science, artistry, and meteorology that i don't have the time to pursue.
'fudge' on the other hand, you can get from velveeta.

The OP seems to want a cookie with a soft, chocolate flavored crumb.
These are uncommon but not unheard of. iirc one of the Betty Crocker books
includes a recipe for such a cookie, with walnuts in it. An adventurous
baker could replace the nuts with more chocolate.

alt.cookies.yum.yum.yum is the appropriate forum for the search. I have
eaten the above mentioned cookies but do not have easy access to the recipe
and won't be spending any of my free time looking for it, having far less
free time due to gainful, meaningful employment.

The problem with the request is that it's nearly impossible to make a
soft-crumb drop-cookie with a lot of stuff in it, without ending up with
just a little ball of cookie-mass. It's a matter of physics. Not that i
mind eating the occasional well-made dome-shaped chocolate chip cookie.
Your roll-and-cut variety is similarly thin, and often hard, and doesn't
adapt well to filling.

You could get somewhere with a bar cookie, but it'd be basically a
brownie.

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 23:47:53 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:

Don't take this personally, but this is a good example of why I seldom post
recipes. No matter what gets posted, there is almost always an objection.
The recipe is too complex, too high in fat or carbs, the ingredients are too
expensive, the item is too foreign or too common, there is an allergy to the
ingredients or they are not locally available.

Oh...........post the damn recipe..... I still have the option to
skip the recipe if I don't "care" for your suggestions. Isn't that a
wonderful thing about this forum??!!

Here is the fattest, too high in fat....too high in carbs....too
expensive....foreign ingredients...too common ingredients.... too many
allergies....too many nuts...too much butter...

AND IT IS THE BEST DAMN BROWNIE RECIPE YOU HAVE EVER WRAPPED YOUR LIPS
AROUND!

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Scrumptious Brownies

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8 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter
5 eggs
3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
2 cup walnuts, chopped

Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over very low heat, stirring
constantly. Cool slightly.

Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl on high speed for 10
minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture on low speed. Add flour, beating
just
to blend. Stir in nuts. Spread in greased 13 x 9 pan.

Bake at 375F. for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted into
center comes out almost clean. Do not overbake. Cool in pan, then
cut
into squares.

You can also use self-rising flour in place of all purpose flour and
get a delightfully good chocolate cake.


Yield: 32 servings


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On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 23:47:53 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:

Don't take this personally, but this is a good example of why I seldom post
recipes. No matter what gets posted, there is almost always an objection.
The recipe is too complex, too high in fat or carbs, the ingredients are too
expensive, the item is too foreign or too common, there is an allergy to the
ingredients or they are not locally available.

Oh...........post the damn recipe..... I still have the option to
skip the recipe if I don't "care" for your suggestions. Isn't that a
wonderful thing about this forum??!!

Here is the fattest, too high in fat....too high in carbs....too
expensive....foreign ingredients...too common ingredients.... too many
allergies....too many nuts...too much butter...

AND IT IS THE BEST DAMN BROWNIE RECIPE YOU HAVE EVER WRAPPED YOUR LIPS
AROUND!

@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

Scrumptious Brownies

none

8 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter
5 eggs
3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
2 cup walnuts, chopped

Melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan over very low heat, stirring
constantly. Cool slightly.

Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl on high speed for 10
minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture on low speed. Add flour, beating
just
to blend. Stir in nuts. Spread in greased 13 x 9 pan.

Bake at 375F. for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted into
center comes out almost clean. Do not overbake. Cool in pan, then
cut
into squares.

You can also use self-rising flour in place of all purpose flour and
get a delightfully good chocolate cake.


Yield: 32 servings


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"Ida Slapter" wrote in message
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On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 23:47:53 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:

Don't take this personally, but this is a good example of why I seldom
post
recipes. No matter what gets posted, there is almost always an
objection.
The recipe is too complex, too high in fat or carbs, the ingredients are
too
expensive, the item is too foreign or too common, there is an allergy to
the
ingredients or they are not locally available.

Oh...........post the damn recipe..... I still have the option to
skip the recipe if I don't "care" for your suggestions. Isn't that a
wonderful thing about this forum??!!


Here is a link to the brownies that I like. It looks a lot like your recipe
but with more chocolate and a little less sugar, and more egg.
http://fitdv.recipezaar.com/mycookbo...e.zsp?id=59895

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 03:46:36 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:

Here is a link to the brownies that I like. It looks a lot like your recipe
but with more chocolate and a little less sugar, and more egg.
http://fitdv.recipezaar.com/mycookbo...e.zsp?id=59895


Oh...........I KNOW I have a new brownie recipe!! That is wonderful.

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 03:46:36 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:

Here is a link to the brownies that I like. It looks a lot like your recipe
but with more chocolate and a little less sugar, and more egg.
http://fitdv.recipezaar.com/mycookbo...e.zsp?id=59895


Oh...........I KNOW I have a new brownie recipe!! That is wonderful.

http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/...rt=1 &x=1&y=8

http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/...siteid=5&srt=1

~Peggy

"Kim E" wrote in message
...
Hi - I just found this newsgroup! I am looking for a recipe for chocolate
cookies to bake for a family member who loves chocolate. The only
requirements are that the cookies be soft (as opposed to crunchy) and be
very chocolatey - sort of death by chocolate kind of thing. Any
suggestions?

Thanks!

-kim

http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/...rt=1 &x=1&y=8

http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/...siteid=5&srt=1

~Peggy

"Kim E" wrote in message
...
Hi - I just found this newsgroup! I am looking for a recipe for chocolate
cookies to bake for a family member who loves chocolate. The only
requirements are that the cookies be soft (as opposed to crunchy) and be
very chocolatey - sort of death by chocolate kind of thing. Any
suggestions?

Thanks!

-kim

"Ida Slapter" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 03:46:36 GMT, "Vox Humana"
wrote:

Here is a link to the brownies that I like. It looks a lot like your
recipe
but with more chocolate and a little less sugar, and more egg.
http://fitdv.recipezaar.com/mycookbo...e.zsp?id=59895


Oh...........I KNOW I have a new brownie recipe!! That is wonderful.

Anything with a pound of butter and over two pounds of chocolate has to be
good!