Serves 36 Cookies
Chunky Chewy Chocolate Cookies
- Prep Time 20 Minutes
- Cooking Time 1 Hour 20 Minutes
- Method Indirect Heat
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 Package (325G) Semisweet Chocolate Chunks, Divided
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Coarsely Chopped Walnuts
- 1 Cup Shredded Coconut
- 1 Cup Raisins Or Dried Cherries, Or Use Half Of Each
Instructions
- In A Small Saucepan Over Very Low Heat, Melt The Butter With 1/2 Package (About 1 Cup) Of The Chocolate Chunks, Stirring Constantly Until Smooth. Set Aside To Cool To Lukewarm.
- In A Large Bowl Using An Electric Mixer, Beat The Eggs, Brown Sugar, And Vanilla Until Light And Fluffy. Beat In The Cooled Butter-Chocolate Mixture.
- In A Medium Bowl, Sift Together The Flour, Cocoa, Baking Powder, And Salt. Gradually Stir Into The Large Bowl Of Batter. Add The Walnuts, Coconut, Raisins And/Or Cherries, And The Remaining 1 Cup Of Chocolate Chunks; Stir To Blend. The Batter Will Be Stiff.
- Use A Tablespoon And Wet Fingertips To Drop 1-Inch Mounds Of The Batter Onto A Cookie Sheet Lined With Parchment Paper, Keeping The Mounds About 2 Inches Apart (The Cookies Do Not Spread When Baked). Grill, In Batches, Over Indirect Medium Heat For 20 Minutes, Keeping The Grill’S Temperature As Close To 180°C As Possible And The Lid Closed As Much As Possible. Let The Cookies Cool On The Cookie Sheet Until They Are Easy To Remove With A Spatula, 2 To 3 Minutes, And Then Transfer To A Cooling Rack And Allow Them To Cool Completely.
- Preparation Time: 20 Minutes
- Braai Time: 60 Minutes (3 Batches At 20 Minutes Per Batch)
- Total Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
- Serves: 36 Cookies
- Skill Level: Medium
- Cooking Method: Indirect Heat
- Braai Temperature: 180°C
- Equipment: Q Large Roasting Rack, Q Large Roasting Shield
What Do You Need? Recommened Tools
Q Large Roasting Rack
R399.00
Q Large Roasting Shield
R199.00
