Soho Globs

Sharon123's Note:

These were made at the Soho Charcuterie, a popular restaurant in New York in the 1980's. They are the perfect combination of a bittersweet chocolate flavor with a chewy consistency, studded with pecans and chocolate chips.

• Total Time: 28 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 20 cookies

• 5 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature (3/4 stick)
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325*F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease them lightly with vegetable oil.
2. Melt the 8 ounces of semisweet and unsweetened chocolate and the butter in the top of a double boiler placed over simmering water. Allow it to cool slightly.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together into a small bowl and set aside.
4. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs, vanilla, and espresso powder in a medium bowl until they are mixed together, about 10 seconds.
5. Add the sugar to the egg mixture and blend it all until thick, about 1 minute. Scrape bowl.
6. Add the melted chocolate and blend 1 minute more. Now scrape the bowl again.
7. Add the flour mixture on low speed and mix until blended, 10 seconds. Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts by hand. Drop the dough by generously rounded tbsl. about 2" apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
8. Bake the cookies until they rise slightly and form a thin crust, about 13 minutes. Immediately move the cookies from the cookie sheets to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Mirj]

I'm sorry, I cannot give an honest review of this recipe. Recipezaar is a G-rated site and there are children here, and to give an absolute honest review would land me in violation of the Terms of Service. Let's just say there's a certain scene from When Harry Met Sally that adequately portrays my reaction to eating these amazing cookies. 'Nuff said.

[weekend cooker]

Boy are the kids on a chocolate binge now, very soft, chewy, and tasteful. CHOCODELICIOUS !! Made for PRMR tag. :)

[LaurietheLibrarian]

Yummy, chewy and sweet!