Levain-ish Cookies

Fat Dark Chocolate Cookies

      I don't know about you, but when I make cookies, I view the amount of chocolate chips the recipe calls for as a suggestion. If an extra two cups happens to fall in, no harm, no foul. Or sometimes, I just change what goes into the cookies completely. That's how I end up with cookies like these:

Caramel Cadbury Egg stuffed

Oodles of white chocolate chunks

And peanut butter stuffed Oreo stuffed...

      All of these have the same base recipe, what you add to your batch is up to you. 

Chocolate Cookie Dough

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups whatever kind of chocolate chip you prefer / Cadbury eggs / Oreos / Nutella / anything you want

1. Preheat oven to 410 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one.
3. Slowly add in cocoa, flours, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt with the mixer on low. Mix just until combined. Gently stir in chocolate chips with a spoon or spatula.
4. Refrigerate dough for 15 minutes.
5. Place 4.5 oz dough balls on greased or parchment lined baking sheet, spaced about 2 inches apart.
6. Bake for about 10-11 minutes, or until the surface is dry and cookies look almost set. Remove them from the oven and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes.