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Prep time
20 minutes
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Cook time
10 minutes
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Makes
about a dozen cookies
Author Notes
I am a sucker for black pepper. I started adding it to my favorite extra-gooey chocolate cookies for certain get togethers (these are definitely cookies for the grown-up crowd). Dried cherries offset the spiciness and of course are delish with the dark chocolate. (Base for cookie recipe adapted from Baking and Pastry by the Culinary Institute of America). —Erin Jeanne McDowell
Ingredients
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1/4 cup
(+ 1 tablespoon) all purpose flour (35 g)
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3/4 teaspoon
baking powder (4 g)
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pinch
salt
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2 teaspoons
freshly ground black pepper (6 g)
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2 1/4 ounces
unsweetened chocolate (64 g)
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8 ounces
good dark chocolate (60% region is good) (227 g)
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3 tablespoons
butter (42 g)
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3
eggs (171 g)
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1 cup
(+ 2 tablespoons) sugar (227 g)
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract (5 g)
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5 ounces
dried cherries, roughly chopped (142 g)
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6 ounces
good dark chocolate, chopped into chunks (171 g)
Directions
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Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper together.
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Melt the chocolates and butter together over a double boiler. Remove from the heat and cool slightly (should still be fluid but not too hot).
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In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk the eggs, sugar, and vanilla together until combined. Increase to medium speed and mix until the mixture is pale and thick, about 4-5 minutes.
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Gently fold in the chocolate mixture, and mix to combine. Add the dry ingredients gradually, mixing just to combine. Fold in the cherries and and chocolate chunks.
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Scoop the dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet, and press down the dough slightly. Because this cookie is largely made up of melted chocolate, the chocolate begins to set and firm up as the dough sits, so do your best to bake the cookies right away.
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Bake in a 350 degree oven until set around the edges (they will still appear very soft in the middle, but will set as they cool), about 10-12 minutes (this is using a large cookie scoop, keep an eye on the first batch depending on how big you're making your cookies). Do not overbake - these cookies are wonderfully ooey-gooey when baked just until set with a crackled surface. Cool on a wire rack.
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