Serves 36 Cookies

Chunky Chewy Chocolate Cookies

  • Prep Time 20 Minutes
  • Cooking Time 1 Hour 20 Minutes
  • Method Indirect Heat
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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

Nutrition

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

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