What's great about this recipe? Well, for one it is gluten-free. A second reason is that it is simple. Third: it is adaptable. (From my experiences with these Nutella and similar peanut-butter cookies, these sort of recipes are very flexible; so go ahead-- experiment with this!) Fourth reason: it is crazy yummy! Imagine a mouthful of super-choclate fudgy goodness. And the texture is amazing! I am not kidding you, you HAVE to try this--whether you use my recipe or hers!
Here is my version:
2 cups Nutella
2 eggs, whites separated from yolks
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 and grease two cookie sheets
In a large bowl, mix together the Nutella and the yolks. Carefully incorporate the cocoa powder. Add the chocolate chips.
In a different bowl, whip the egg whites until peaks form. Fold this into the rest of the batter.
Form batter into balls on a greased cookie sheet and gently press them down. (They keep their shape pretty well in the oven.)
Cook for 6-8 minutes.
[Valentina says: " It's okay (in fact, it's great) if they are still a bit doughy -- they'll continue to cook a bit out of the oven." I found this to be true.]
The main difference between mine and hers is that I like to whip the egg whites first. I also include the egg yolks in the batter.
<= Valentina's Mine =>
I found that the texture and the taste were the same for both of these. Mine were poofier and shinier and held their shape pretty well in the oven. Valentina's cookies came out really flat after cooking. That is interesting to me because she records a different result for her cookies on her blog. I guess I'll just have to bake some more of them and see what I did wrong! Oh, the horror. ;-)
Story time! Why did I make these cookies? It was the Soprano section's turn to bring treats to choir last Sunday. For the benefit of one of my friends, I wanted to make a gluten-free treat that wasn't rice crispy treats or peanut butter cookies. I thought this person would enjoy some chocolate for a change. So I looked up this recipe on Saturday in preparation for Sunday and spent that evening making a few batches of the cookies. (My family is totally chocoholic, and thus greatly enjoyed "taste-testing" them for me.) The next evening I brought them to choir. My friend enjoyed them, and so did the rest of the choir. Success!
P.S. Why is this cookie recipe on here? Isn't it ironic that my very first post on Word of Wisdom Homemaking is a Chocolaty cookie with absolutely no flour, whole-grain or otherwise? OK, it is ironic. The thing is, God intends life to be enjoyed. Yes, you should totally eat a healthy, well-balanced diet; however, if eaten in moderation, sweet treats can be a good thing too. I want to be absolutely clear that this site is dedicated to providing ideas for well-balanced, happy living. So go ahead, make a batch of these. Tell yourself they are a reward for swearing off of other treats during the day. They can be the light at the end of your tunnel tonight! (Trust me, they will be WELL worth the wait!)
(Originally posted on 4/23/13 @ 2:51 PM)
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