Chocolate Chocolate Cookies

Okay - I love cookies. And chocolate chip are definitely my favorites; no competition. So when I stumbled on this recipe for more chocolate, I had to try them. Now before you make them and then question my intellect for calling these cookies, realize that they are supposed to be more moist and brownie or cake-like than actual cookies. Do not hold it against me, just modify the amount of melted chocolate and flour that you use.

You will need:

• 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (I used Bakers, because it is an 8 oz box)
  
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus an extra 1/3 cup (or maybe a little more at the end)
  
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (or maybe a little less)
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat chopped chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second increments, stirring in between, until almost melted; do not overheat. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
   
   
2. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla on high speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; beat in melted chocolate. Mix in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chocolate chunks. (I did this by hand instead of using the mixer... my batter looked more like cake than cookies. It might have needed more beating but I wanted to do less cleaning and so opted out of using the mixer.)
   
   
3. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough 2 to 3 inches apart onto baking sheets. Bake 12 to 15 (we only did 10) minutes. Cool on sheets 10 minutes; with a thin metal spatula, transfer to racks to cool completely.

They were different. We didn't know ahead of time that they would have a different consistency. They need a glass of milk with them definitely. But in the end, no real complaints. They tasted like semisweet chocolate; a combination of different kinds of chocolate would have been interesting. Maybe milk, or butterscotch would have made for a better combination.