Recipe: Chewy Triple Chocolate Cookies

When it’s time for holiday baking, try this rich chocolate cookie — and enjoy in moderation.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this triple-chocolate cookie. This recipe makes a gooey, chocolatey treat to keep the family happy when it’s time to bake (and eat) holiday cookies. Moderation still matters when enjoying holiday desserts: These cookies have 123 calories each, and they taste rich enough to satisfy a hankering for dessert after just one cookie. Try making a small batch and freezing the remaining batter for a future baking session.

The recipe — which makes 24 cookies — calls for dark and milk chocolate, plus pecans. If you’re not wild about nuts in your baked goods, skip the pecans. You can also substitute chopped white chocolate for the milk chocolate to give the cookies some bright bits to contrast with the rich, dark brown ingredients.

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup canola oil

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch processed)

1/4 teaspoon salt, optional

1/3 cup coarsely chopped dark chocolate (2 ounces)

1/3 cup coarsely chopped milk chocolate, or white chocolate (2 ounces)

2/3 cup chopped pecans, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, mash together the butter and sugars with a fork until well combined.

Add the oil and egg and beat until creamy.

Mix in the vanilla.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, cocoa powder and salt.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Stir in the dark chocolate, milk chocolate and the pecans and mix well.

Using a tablespoon, scoop the batter onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.

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