Black and White Cookies

Combines white chocolate and chocolate into a delicious cookie. Plan ahead as dough needs to chill for 1 hour. Chilling time is not included in prep or cook time.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 28 cookies

Ingredients

• 12  ounces bittersweet chocolate or 12  ounces  semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup butter, cut into chunks
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3  large eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 8 -10  ounces  coarsely chopped white chocolate or 2  cups white chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°.
2. In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water (but not touching it), stir bittersweet chocolate and butter until smooth, 5 minutes.
3. Remove bowl from over water; whisk in sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
4. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Add to chocolate mixture and stir until well blended.
6. Stir in white chocolate.
7. Cover and chill dough until firm, at least 1 hour.
8. Shape dough into 2-inch balls and place about 3 inches apart on buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
9. Bake until set at the edges but still soft in the center, 12 to 15 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.
10. Let cool for 5 minutes on sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely.