Chunky Chocolate Drops Recipe

175 g

115 g

2

90 g

50 g

40 g

25 g

5 ml

10 ml

115 g

175 g

115 g

115 g

Chocolate

Unsalted butter

Eggs

Granulated sugar

Light brown sugar

Plain flour

Unsweetened cocoa powder

Baking powder

Vanilla essence

Pinch of salt

Pecan nuts, toasted and coarsely chopped

Plain chocolate chips

Fine quality white chocolate, chopped into 5mm pieces

Fine quality milk chocolate, chopped into 5mm pieces

• Preheat the oven to 160^oC/325^oF/Gas 3. Grease two large baking sheets. In a medium saucepan over a low heat, melt the plain chocolate and butter until smooth, stirring frequently.
• Remove from the heat to cool slightly.
• Beat the eggs and sugar for 2-3 minutes until pale and creamy. Gradually beat in the melted chocolate mixture. Beat in the flour, cocoa, baking powder, vanilla and salt, just to blend.
• Add the nuts, chocolate chips and chocolate pieces.
• Drop 4-6 heaped tablespoonfuls of the mixture on to each baking sheet 10cm apart and flatten each to a round about 7.5cm.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes until the tops are shiny and cracked and the edges look crisp.
• Remove the baking sheets to a wire rack to cool for about 2 minutes, until the cookies are just set, then remove them to the wire rack to cool completely.
• Continue to bake in batches.