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Chocolate-Cherry Cookies with Black Pepper

Chocolate-Cherry Cookies with Black Pepper

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chocolate & Spice
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    apartmentcooker's Notes: I am a sucker for black pepper. I started adding it to my favorite extra-gooey chocolate cookies for certain get togethers (these are definitely cookies for the grown-up crowd). Dried cherries...

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Makes about a dozen cookies

  1. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper together.

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  2. Melt the chocolates and butter together over a double boiler. Remove from the heat and cool slightly (should still be fluid but not too hot).

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  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk the eggs, sugar, and vanilla together until combined. Increase to medium speed and mix until the mixture is pale and thick, about 4-5 minutes.

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  4. Gently fold in the chocolate mixer, and mix to combine. Add the dry ingredients gradually, mixing just to combine. Fold in the cherries and and chocolate chunks.

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  5. Scoop the dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet, and press down the dough slightly. Bake in a 350 degree oven until set around the edges (they will still appear very soft in the middle, but will set as they cool), about 10-12 minutes (this is using a large cookie scoop, keep an eye on the first batch depending on how big you're making your cookies). Do not overbake - these cookies are wonderfully ooey-gooey when baked just until set with a crackled surface. Cool on a wire rack.

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