Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Cookies

December 28 and 29: National Chocolate Day

How sweet that chocoholics can celebrate two consecutive National Chocolate Days this month (and other chocolate holidays throughout the year)?!?!

We admit our chocoholism by consuming and cooking with chocolate. We also try to tour chocolate sites whenever we can. We have been to Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania; seen the world’s largest chocolate fall in Anchorage, Alaska; shared a sundae at the Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, California;  and attended a Chocolate Show in Manhattan, New York!

For National Chocolate Day, we baked a cookie chock full of chocolates, of course! Chocolate chocolate chunk cookies are a chewy choice for chocoholics to celebrate this sweet season. Indulge!

Recipe

(Adapted from Baker’s)

• 1 package (8 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate squares (we used Baker’s brand)
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups chocoloate chunks or chips (we used Nestle brand)

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, microwave the chocolate until melted. Blend in the butter. Mix in the brown sugar. Stir in the vanilla.

Beat in the eggs. Add the flour and baking powder. Combine this with the chocolate mixture and stir until the dough is smooth.

Fold in the chocolate chunks. Scoop a tablespoon of the cookie dough onto a lightly greased baking pan lined with foil. Leave two-inch spaces between the cookies to allow spreading and puffing up. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Yield: Approximately 3 ½ – 4 dozen cookies.

Notes

• In addition to December 28 and 29, the National Confectioners Association lists another date for National Chocolate Day on October 28. NCA also recognizes the third week of March as American Chocolate Week, July 7 as Chocolate Day and September 13 as International Chocolate Day. Check out more chocolate- and candy-related holidays on the NCA website.
• We have used this recipe from the back/inside of the box of Baker’s chocolate squares. Throughout the years, it has been called “One-Bowl Chocolate Chunk Cookies,” “Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies” and “Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Cookies.” A variation includes using white chocolate baking squares.
• Thanks to Jib W. for the Ghirardelli lunch box. It was a special welcome gift when we visited her in San Francisco, California.
• Search our blog for more chocolate recipes.