My Favorite This Winter: Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

New York´s weather has been a little bit harsh on me lately...it´s freezing outside and this is just the beginning...we are not even in December. Good thing I´m going South this January, I honestly feel like a lizard here, seeking for (any) ray of sunlight, standing near the stove... Oh, how I miss the warmth of summer! But then I think about all the good winter sweet hyper-caloric recipes and then, maybe, this cold weather is not that bad after all.

And when it comes to winter, the first think that comes to my mind is chocolate. So today I share with you this double chocolate chip cookies so you can invite your friends over or maybe, serve them as dessert with ice cream (yummy, an ice cream sandwich). You can add walnuts or white chocolate...now, stop imagining the cookies and bake them!!!!


INGREDIENTS

A- Once more, patience
B- 160 grs of butter (it must be soft, almost at room temperature)
C- 1/2 cup of white sugar
D- 1/4 cup of brown sugar
E- 2 eggs
F- 1 3/4 cups of all purpose flour
G- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
H- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
I- 50 grs  unsweetened cocoa powder
J- 1/2 cup of oat
K- Salt ( a little bit, like this)
L- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (or you can use grated orange peel instead)
M- Chocolate chip cookies (or/and nuts)...you can never have enough!



INSTRUCTIONS

FIRST STEP:  beat the butter with both sugars until obtaining a very soft mixture. Add the vanilla extract (or orange peel).

SECOND STEP: Add the eggs, one by one, until they are thoroughly incorporated to the mixture.

THIRD STEP: Mix and sifter the dry ingredients (except the oat). Incorporate them to the mixture.

FOURTH STEP: This is the step where you want to change the whisker to the mixing utensil (don´t know the English word for it!). For this reason this recipe is dedicated to my Dad who is always reminding me that a whisker can never work with such a stiff dough. And you know what? He´s right!
Now, add the chocolate chips or nuts (or chips and nuts) and mix.

FIFTH STEP: Add the oat and keep on mixing. Check the pictures (above and below), this is the heavy dough you want to obtain (cookie dough lovers, you will want to try this one!).

SIXTH STEP: Cover the dough with plastic wrapping paper and let it rest for 30 minutes in the fridge. 15 minutes before removing the dough from the fridge, turn on the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

SEVENTH STEP: Flour the surface where you are going to work and the dough  so it won´t stick to the rolling pin.

EIGHTH STEP: Cut the cookies, you can cut them the shape you like. Put them on a tray covered with parchment paper and take them straight into the oven.

NINTH STEP: Cook for about 10-12 minutes. When you touch them right after removing them from the oven, the center will be tender. Place them on a cooling rack and enjoy!