What do you do when your feeling kind of down……sigh…..My wife went to the shore until Saturday, and even after 12 years, I just don’t like being away from her for too long. I know what you’re saying why didn’t I go, well with our two dogs it’s just not that easy, so I stay with them so she can spend some time in Ocean City at her mother’s house.
Now there are two things you will want to do that will change this cookie and not for the better. First of all, no matter how much you want to, do not add any more flour to this mixture, you do not need it…….trust me!
Secondly, do not leave these cookies to bake too long, you want the inside to still be a little gooey, as long as the outside has set the inside should be fine, so do not go past the recommended time! After the cookie sits a while it sill set up. I also found that using all bittersweet chocolate doesn’t do the cookie justice, I use the absolutely best chocolate I can find, and its always Semi-sweet or Bittersweet, but I use plain old toll house chips for the second addition, feel free to adjust this as you like. But all bittersweet won’t give it that OMG taste! Now for my second cookie……sigh……I keep telling you I’m not a trained baker, but I do love to bake! Well, I knew just changing over white chocolate for dark chocolate wouldn’t be an equal trade-off…..I knew that….but I figured well, maybe it would (this is typical guy behavior, we know something isn’t really right, but we do it anyway…sigh). Now what I did do, was to cut the sugar in half, White chocolate is sweeter, and I upped the flour by ⅓ cup……well that wasn’t quite enough. I should have used at least a half a cup, maybe even a little bit more. I also should have thrown it in the freezer for about 15 minutes to let it set up better, it started to spread before it went in the oven. But even with all that the cookie was almost, and I do say almost an OMG cookie. I used salted pistachios instead of walnuts, and the salt was perfect with the sweetness of the cookie, that was a good decision!
If you like cookies you make also like these recipes:
Chocolate Decadence Cookies
Ingredients
- ¼ Cup All Purpose Flour
- ¼ tsp Baking Powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 8 oz bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chopped
- 2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 2 Large Eggs
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 cups walnuts or pecans chopped
- 12 oz premium chocolate chips semi sweet or milk chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Place 8 ounces of chocolate with the butter in double boiler to melt until smooth, then set aside.
- Whisk eggs, sugar and vanilla till thoroughly blended. Set on double boiler and whisk, until lukewarm.
- Stir eggs into warm (not hot) chocolate mixture.
- Add flour mixture to chocolate, then add nuts and chocolate chips.
- Scoop rounded tablespoon of cookie mixture onto cookie sheet 1 ½ inches apart.
- Bake until cookie looks dry on outside but is still gooey on inside, about 12-14 minutes
Nutrition
Lala
'if no one saw it, it never happened.' best. line. ever.
Marisa
I usually much prefer dark chocolate over white chocolate, but those white chocolate ones look super!
Allie
OMG. Gorgeous cookies!! Wowza, that chocolate decadence cookie looks just that. I want to eat, and thanks for sharing.
denise @ quickies on the dinner table
Dennis – your posts are massive and brimming with great recipes and wonderful photos. Coming here is beginning to feel like going to some sort of culinary Disneyland!!
I love the napoleons and BOTH those cookies! I would be saying "Oh my God" after every bite too, I think. Fantastic!!
Debbie
You are so right, baking always makes me happy and cookies are always a success! Funny about eating simple when your alone, I do the same thing…tonight was gorgonzola grilled cheese, for one 🙂
Samantha @ The Savvy Soybean
These cookies look absolutely ridiculous (in a good way). I always end up baking when I'm bored or by myself… and then save some for whomever when they return!! Definitely bookmarking these recipes. Can't wait to try them.
Les rêves d'une boulangère (Brittany)
Great recipes there! And of course, a wonderful catchphrase…cookies can cheer anyone up 🙂
rebecca
Double Yum!
Cassie
They both look just yummy!
Sara
I will adopt two of your ideas…1) baking cookies on a tough day and 2) drinking milk out of a wine glass.
Seems like such an obvious thing to do, yet I've never done it!
Laury@TheFitnessDish
Hey Dennis!
Thank you so much for stopping by The Fitness Dish! I am LOVING your blog! So happy you came by so that i could find you!
I always find it so funny when amazing chefs say they are "not much of a baker"–you look like you did ok, lol…those cookies look amazing!!! Baking was always my specialty, it has been the way to my husbands heart, although I do not make him cookies as often as he'd like for the sake of his heart, lol. I am all about balance though, and it seemed like the perfect occasion to make a big batch! Cookies are so hard to pass up 😉
I am finding my love for cooking is growing stronger, although I do have a lot of learning to do still!
Have a great day!
Jennifer
Hi Chef,
best name for a cookie! Mmmm….. so decadent indeed. And how can one say no to cookies on a bad day? That's like saying "No" to Bambi.
Cheers!
Shirley
Aw, hopefully next time you and your wife can go away together! I'm not a white chocolate person, but those bittersweet chocolate cookies are calling to me!
Gloria
Dennis you are really sweet to miss your wife, I think is nice! and your cookies look awesome!! x gloria
A multi-dimensional life
Awww…bittersweet indeed! Missing your wife and even the sweet cookies can't fill the void, right?
Even so, they look delish and I like the thought of pistachios instead of walnuts! Now I'm craving cookies! lol
Jean
You're so sweet to miss your wife after 12 years.
I have to say that both those cookies look great to me. I don't consider myself a great baker either, much less a cookie maker. I don't know that I'd say the same about you. These wouldn't last long in my house! Great job!
Lazaro Cooks!
Great job making some tasty cookies. My wife is a big cookie fan and she would go for these.
Keep baking, my friend.
baking.serendipity
Both versions look delicious to me. I hope they cheered you up. I always bake when my husband is out of town, and put part of the goodies in the freezer for him to enjoy when he's back 🙂
Cristina
Oh Chef! These cookies…luv cookies. As my profile says on FB "Cookies are the perfect cross between cake and candy"…they are! I am in need of some cookies right now…you've inspired me to get to cookie baking again! Hope you're feeling better and not so blue because you're wife is home now! =)
Organic Warrior
That's so cute! I hate being away from my husband for too long also. I have a 4 day weekend coming up & I'm not sure I'll get through! People think I'm kind of crazy-I miss him more than my kids. And this is after 14 years.
Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul
Yes, cookies always make me SMILE!
Dennis,
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Carmen
the cape on the corner
i must say that those cookies look delicious, but i was scrolling thru and found that the pictures you take of the food are great! doubly talented, you are.
i'm so glad you found the cape on the corner, and that makes me feel better knowing that even a chef has a messy kitchen!
Julie M.
I don't know, for not being a big baker these look pretty darn delicious to me! I especially love the look of the second one; yummy!
We're in Ocean City this week too! Who knows, maybe we passed your wife on the beach!
Reeni
It doesn't sound like baking made it all that much better…it's sweet how you're missing your wife. I love white chocolate too – paired with salty pistachios just makes them irresistible! And the other version is a chocoholic's dream!
Joanne
Cookies are totally my go-to when I'm in a bad mood as well! Especially ones stuffed with chips…chocolate chips. White chocolate chips. PB chips. Butterscotch chips. I'm a chip equal opportunist. These look awesome!
surviving suburbia
i love how you started this post… about not liking being away from your wifey, and about cheering yourself up by baking cookies! 🙂 your cookies looked super yummy, too!
btw, i’ve just passed on to you the versatile blogger award… follow this link!
http://burb-life.blogspot.com/2010/08/versatile-blogger-award.html
Kimberly Peterson
Cookiessss!!!! *goes off and starts baking*
Shandy
You are so sweet! What a wonderful thing to admit you miss your wife when she is away; you both sound every bit the happy couple!
Ocean city, Maryland? If so, 20 years ago (is it really that long ago? Time has a way of moving right along) I stayed at a friend's condo off of the boardwalk while going to a local community college. I was 3000 miles away from home, missing the Pacific Ocean because someone told me the sand was pumped onto the shores in Ocean City and I was stupified. I had never heard of such a thing at my young age plus I was home sick. I did have a LOT of fun while I was there.
Your cookies BOTH look delicious! The whole house is instantly transformed into a cozy, warm home with the aroma of freshly baked cookies. I can see why people stated OMG after the first bite for the chocolate cookies. They look every bit rich and decadent.
C. Mitchell
Those look deelish!
Jacqueline
So nice to meet you Dennis. My daughter will be starting a culinary school in the fall at a trade college. I am your newest follower. I will be thrilled to hear what you have to say and to try your recipes. I love to cook and not just look at the recipes that are out here in blogland. There is so much talent and creativity and I am loving it. Thanks for stopping by and for this delicious looking recipe.
Kathleen
Hi Dennis,
Nice to meet you. I am enjoying looking around your delicious blog! Glad you came to visit so I found you!
Gree
Salted pistachio's!!! Yum! I want some right now! I want the chocolate one's too, nothing better for a bad day than something bittersweet..
Chow and Chatter
oh bless you don't get too lonely and be sure to save some for your wife LOL they look amazing
Isabelle
Oh my god is exactly the right name for these cookies… because oh my god, do they ever look like the best chocolatey pick-me-up ever invented. I know I'd have a lot of trouble feeling blue after one of those! 🙂
Sara @ CaffeIna
I had a bad day too yesterday and I followed your suggestion! It helped! And I linked to your post. Thanks for the idea of making cookies to cheer oneself up!
Marcellina
Your cookies look fantastic! I did question the little amount of flour but as I read through your post I can just imagine how delicious they are. Baking them today!!!
Lynn @ I'll Have What She's Having
Your cookies would definitely brighten any day! I wonder if they could heal my cold..
Sage
Cookies make everything better and today is Saturday so she must be on her way back to you.
Rita
Mary
What lovely recipes, Dennis. Your photos of them are so lovely that my sweet tooth has started demanding attention. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
Emily
The phrase "looks dry on outside but is still gooey on inside" for chocolate cookies is like music to my ears. 😛 The photo is tempting me to bake this asap.
I can't agree with you more on baking cookies if having a bad day. I wish I can find a way to stop myself from finishing them on the same day…..
TREAT AND TRICK
Hello Dennis,
Thanks for visiting my site and leaving your sweet comment…both cookies look great, I wish I was there to taste it….Have a great weekend!
Drick
hard to believe you have a bad day, but now I know why – nope, cookies won't do it for me either – the bagel was the better choice…
Sara
Gorgeous! I have this cookbook and I definitely have to go make these cookies soon! It will just be hard to decide which kind…I think maybe the white chocolate because my white-chocolate-hating housemate just moved out! 🙂
girlichef
They both look fabulous!! And so sweet that you still feel the same way you did 12 years ago…as it should be 😉
Trissa
Hi Chef Dennis! You are so sweet missing your wife life that! I would have to agree that cookies can make anyone's day brighten up!
Kelsey
I definitely love bittersweet baking chocolate. If I use milk chocolate I find I get a 'sweet tooth' headache later on. But like you said, not all bittersweet is equal, and you really gotta find the right one that has a mix of savory, smooth, and mildly bitter; hence the name 'bittersweet'
i can think of a lot of bakeries around here that could learn many a tips from you on how to make a perfect cookie!
ps. thanks again for all your incredibly nice comments on my experiences with wheat!
hope you're friday is going well (other than baking yummy cookies!). have a fantastic weekend!
🙂
A Little Yumminess
Cookies are a great "day-maker". Both look so yum!!!!
jelena
Ocean City Maryland, is it? Been there! Sometimes it's the distance that makes us grow closer My husband never bakes when I am away, he just refrosts the food I've left in the fridge! Lucky woman she is! Beautiful cookies, the second ones remind me of lace cookies the french kind…
Cookie Sleuth
Yay cookies! The chocolate look amazing!
Memória
Awww, your wife is so lucky to have someone who still misses her while she's away.
These cookies look amazing! I can't believe the recipe calls for only 2 Tbsp of butter.
Sue
I'm sure adding salted pistachios was just the right kicker for your second cookie! And that first cookie…I absolutely, positively want one…right now! 🙂
Simony
Oh Dennis, you are a true romantic! How sweet to hear you talking about how you miss your wife. Sometimes I travel alone with the kids, but my husband only knows how to make sandwiches and popcorn! Poor man!
And about baking cookies, I only learned how to make them after I had kids! It was a long road… but now I can say I finally got it!
Kim (Liv Life)
Oh My! I choose cookie number 1!! Bittersweet anything does wonders for my bad days. Hope she comes home soon. She is lucky to have someone missing her so much! 🙂
Kim (Liv Life)
Oh My! I choose cookie number 1!! Bittersweet anything does wonders for my bad days. Hope she comes home soon. She is lucky to have someone missing her so much! 🙂
Chef Bee
I have always baked cookies for anyone having a rough time but not for myself. Great idea and the cookies look wonderful.
Plan B
DMCgirl
Your cookies are beautiful and I think it is so sweet that you miss your wife! She is lucky!
I think you baking looks PERFECT!
Yes, I agree with Pattie, those girls must ADORE you!
dmc
Kristen
Both cookies look like they have earned their names and their reputations. YUM
Raina
Only a true foodie would soothe themselves by baking..lol Your cookies look amazing. A decadent chocolate cookie sounds so, so good and the white chocolate with pistacchios..both definitely OMG cookies for sure. Thanks for sharing them. I am really looking forward to trying them both.
That egg sandwich sounds totally delish too! You made very hungry:)
Ciao Chow Linda
Wow, I just got back from a few days at the shore without my husband but he didn't bake any fabulous cookies like these. What a nice treat to come home to.
Joyce
I like your motto! Cookies make most people feel better, esp me!
Emily Malloy (Ziegler)
Dennis,
Ya know.. Yesterday was one of those days when you wish you had the ability to become invisible. I totally agree with the cookie concept. Even though the day has passed, I think I am still in need of making these.
Eileen
Oh those look sinful! I'll take two with a glass of skim milk please….
Tanantha @ I Just Love My Apron
You're so sweet! She will be back in no time Dennis 🙂
Love the cookies! Both versions are great. I can't decide which one to go first. May I have 2 at the same time?
Foodessa
Dennis…Hubby and I after 23 years feel the exact same way when he departs for business…and yes, I also bake to cheer myself up. When I go away on business…I find the very best bake shop ;o) Thankfully, we did find a sitter for our dog…and that way…at least we do get to spend our vacation time together. I wish you the same arrangement one day too.
The guy behaviour stuff…it's great how you acknowledge it ;o)
Now…to those cookies…especially the first one…incredibly sinful…gotta have them ;o))
Thanks for spoiling us with this one.
Ciao for now,
Claudia
Danielle
i LOVE the second cookie picture! I would like one please. Also im amused that you keep saying youre not much of a baker yet more than half of your posts have been baked goods! Sounds like me – i say i HATE baking yet people check out my foodie pics and realize its all baking stuff..theyre onto me..
BusyB
oh those LOOK YUMMMMY!!! now i want cookies : ) YUM!! thanks for the reciepe!!!! ( I cant spell lol!)
CHEERS HAPPY FRIDAY!
Candace
I have a Lindt chocolate bar just waiting to be used on these cookies! I will be making these right away. Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe I hope you aren't too sad while your family is away! I don't like being away from my husband at all.
Have a happy weekend, Candace
Joy
I completely understand the need for the cookies. I would have done the same thing.
Sarah-Jane - SiliconeMoulds.com
white ones for me too please – yum yum