"It's my signature cookie!"
I am super excited to share this recipe. It is my own creation. It is so easy to make!
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You will notice that the flour is not gluten free.
I made this batch for friends. They are not fond
of gluten free, hence the regular all purpose
flour. When I make this for myself and Josh
I use Bob's Red Mill - gluten free all purpose
flour. |
You will need
•1 1/2 c. flour
•1tsp. baking soda
•1tsp. salt
•1 large pkg Jello choc. instant pudding.
•2 1/2 tsp. cocoa powder 〔Nestlé Toll House is best〕
•1 c. light brown sugar 〔brown sugar is not refined like white sugar. It won't drive your blood sugar sky high〕
•1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter 〔Organic Valley is my favorite〕
•2 eggs
•1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
•1/3 c. honey
•1/4 c. semi sweet chocolate chips 〔Ghirardelli has the best semi sweet choc. chips〕
Add ins
•1/2 c. macadamia nuts.
•1/2 c. semi sweet choc. chips
•8 soft caramels
It might look like a lot but it really isn't. The list is broken into dry ingredients and wet ingredients. 〔Though not all
wet ingredients are wet. 〕This makes it all the easier. Take note - the cocoa powder is split in half.
Dry Ingredients Wet Ingredients
flour brown sugar
baking soda butter
salt eggs
choc. instant pudding vanilla
1 1/2 tsp cocoa powder honey
semi sweet choc. chips
1 tsp cocoa powder
Start by combining your dry ingredients. Flour, baking soda, salt, instant pudding mix, cocoa powder. Then set aside.
In a separate bowl cream together the butter, brown sugar, and honey. Then add the eggs one at a time. Add the 1 tsp of cocoa powder. Now comes the fun part. . .
. . Melt the 1/4 c. semi sweet choc chips. Pop them in the microwave for about 50 sec. Longer if needed. Add 1 tbsp. milk to the choc chips so they melt down smoothly. Add to the combined wet ingredients and fold in till well incorporated.
Slowly add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture. Mix well. The batter will be quite sticky, but smooth. Now you can fold in your add ins.
I chose 1/2 c. macadamia nuts an and a hefty 1/2 c. semi sweet chocolate chips. You can add more if you like your cookies to have lots of junk in them.
I also added caramel to these cookies. I added it several ways. The very best way is to drizzle the melted caramel on top of the cookies before popping them in the oven. Or fold the melted caramel into your cookie batter. So good!
-To melt and add the caramel-
In a small pot heat 1 tbsp milk and 8 soft caramel chews on low heat. If you choose to add the caramel to this recipe start melting it first, before you mix any other ingredients. By the time you're finished mixing the batter the caramel will be completely melted.
Drizzle on top of cookies or fold into batter then bake.
Preheat oven to 360°
bake for 10 - 15 min
⎨Happy Eating, Friends!⎬
