Best Chocolate Drop Cookies Ever!
 
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These are from John's grandmother with a bit of tinkering by his mother and his wife.
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Recipe type: dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 60
Ingredients
  • 3½ squares (ounces) unsweetened melted chocolate (melt in microwave; see step 2 in Procedure)
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts are particularly nice in this recipe)
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar (light brown is what we use)
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1½ cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Chop chocolate into bits, place in microwave-safe bowl. Heat on medium for 30 seconds; check to see if melted. If not, heat another 15 to 30 seconds, and check again. Continue until melted. Do not overheat! Let cool somewhat before you use it in step 7.
  3. Place raisins in saucepan and add just enough water to cover; place over medium heat; once water comes to a light boil, turn down heat and let raisins simmer while you mix other ingredients.
  4. Chop nuts.
  5. Cream butter using an electric mixer (a stand mixer is easier to use, but a portable mixer works too). When the butter is soft, mix in the following ingredients one at a time, mixing after each addition: brown sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
  6. Add chopped nuts and drained raisins. Mix.
  7. Add cooled chocolate, and mix again.
  8. In a separate bowl, measure flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix to incorporate. Then add to bowl containing chocolate mixture, and mix until well combined.
  9. Prepare baking sheet(s) by covering the baking surface with silicone mat(s) or parchment paper. Spoon dollops of cookie batter onto the sheet(s), making sure to leave enough space between dollops so the cookies can spread when baking.
  10. Bake for about 11 minutes or until done. What is done? When it’s baked through, but not dry. (If you’re not sure, lightly press the top of a cookie. If it’s done, the top should spring back.)
  11. Cool, then gobble them up.
Recipe by Orgasmic Chef at https://orgasmicchef.com/food-writer-fridays-interview-with-john-griffin-from-kitchen-riffs/