Dark chocolate cookies

Before starting this post, I would want to thank all of you for those lovely comments on my previous post. It is these warm words of yours that gives me energy to blog at 1:00Am. Yeah I am doing that now. Thank you once again. You have left me humbled and overwhelmed.

Coming to this amazing chocolate cookie recipe. I found this recipe on Anh's blog a few days back. The cookies looked so tempting and delicious that I decided to bake these cookies at that very moment. I made a few changes to make these cookies eggless. I also replaced dutch process cocoa with the normal dark cocoa powder. Inspite of all the changes, they were simply superb. The cookies had  a fudgy texture and the taste of the chocolate was laced by the flavours of orange. They were absolutely irresistible and they were over within no time. Do give these cookies a try. I am sure you will fall in love with these as well :)

Dark Chocolate cookies recipe:

Preparation time: 20min

Baking time:10-12min+cooling time

Makes- Approximately dozen cookies

Ingredients:

Maida or all purpose flour- 1-1/2 cup

Butter- 8tbsp, softened

Cocoa powder- 1/2 cup

Baking powder- 1tsp

Baking soda- 1/2tsp

Sugar- 3/4cup, powdered

Grated zest of one orange

Vanilla essence- 1tsp

Salt- a pinch

A handful of chopped nuts (optional)

Milk- 2tbsp ( to be used only if required)

Method:

• Sift flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda and keep aside
• Fold in the nuts and the zest and mix well.
• In a bowl, mix the butter and the powdered sugar and whisk till creamy and fluffy
• Add the vanilla essence and mix again.
• Fold in the flour mixture in batches and mix into a dough.
• Use milk at this point if the mixture is dry.
• Cover the dough with a cling film and refrigerate for 10min
• Form the dough into balls and flatten them lightly.
• Place them an inch apart on a tray lined with baking sheet.
• Bake in a preheated oven  at 180C for 10-12min or till cracks appear on the cookies.
• Allow the cookies to cool in the tray for 5min before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

These cookies are my contribution to Aipi and Priya's tuesday bookmarked recipes