2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
12 oz Semisweet chocolate chips
2 tb Butter
1/4 c Sifted flour
1/4 ts Baking powder
1 pn Salt
2 Eggs
3/4 c Sugar
2 ts Instant coffee
1/2 ts Vanilla
8 oz Walnuts or pecans; chopped
Melt the unsweetened chocolate and 1 cup of the chocolate chips with the
butter. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
In an electric mixer, blend eggs, sugar, coffee and vanilla until fluffy.
Add the melted chocolate and dry ingredients.
Stir in remaining chocolate chips and nuts. Form dough into a 12-inch log;
wrap first in plastic wrap, then freezer paper. Freeze overnight. Cut the
frozen dough into 3/4-inch slices; place on a baking sheet and bake at 350
degrees for 12 minutes (no longer).
Let cookies cool on baking sheet until they are room temperature. Yields 15
cookies.
PER COOKIE: 290 calories, 6 g protein, 26 g carbohydrate, 21 g fat (8 g
saturated), 32 mg cholesterol, 45 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.
Recipe Exchange, SF Chronicle 05/06/98 Food Section see
Yields
15 Servings