I revel in February and Valentine's Day because it gives special meaning and purpose to all the chocolate baking and eating that I readily do.
I think that if there's one thing I've established, it's how much I love chocolate. Chocolate treats are commonplace here. However, Valentine's Day puts a special light on it. Yes, I'm a sucker for the frills, the ribbons, the heart-shaped boxes...how can I possibly not love a holiday that's synonymous with chocolate!
So I took the occasion to try out a cookie recipe I've had my eye on for a while. Of course, they're chocolate. In fact, they are very chocolaty, made for full-on chocolate lovers like myself.
This recipe comes from the Flour Bakery cookbook. As I've mentioned before, this bakery based in Boston is special; they offer a lot of classic baked goods but there's some element or twist in what they do that makes the food just really good. In the case of these cookies, I think the special element, what makes them truly chocolaty, is the use of unsweetened chocolate.
There's really no shortage of chocolate in these cookies - both unsweetened as well as bittersweet chocolate. The two get melted as part of the cookie base while more unsweetened chocolate is finely grated and folded in with chunks of bittersweet chocolate to make the final cookie dough.
What you end up with is a cookie that my husband describes as a mix between brownie and flourless chocolate cake. I think he's pretty spot on. You've really got to take a big bite and get into the center of these cookies. It's a bonus when you hit a chunk of bittersweet chocolate and overall, the moist center is brownie-like and full of a deep chocolate flavor that comes from the unsweetened chocolate as well as the bittersweet component.
As a serious chocolate lover, I heartedly approve of this recipe. It's good enough for Valentine's Day! And I think sharing a couple of homemade cookies with your sweetie is a very good plan for a simple V-Day celebration.
This recipe comes from the Flour Bakery cookbook. As I've mentioned before, this bakery based in Boston is special; they offer a lot of classic baked goods but there's some element or twist in what they do that makes the food just really good. In the case of these cookies, I think the special element, what makes them truly chocolaty, is the use of unsweetened chocolate.
As a serious chocolate lover, I heartedly approve of this recipe. It's good enough for Valentine's Day! And I think sharing a couple of homemade cookies with your sweetie is a very good plan for a simple V-Day celebration.
