Ingredients
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 ounces German's sweet chocolate, broken up
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 batch Chocolate Glaze - recipe below
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350F.
Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together; place in medium bowl.
In double broiler, melt butter and chocolate; stir until well combined. Let cool.
Beat eggs with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually until a ribbon forms and color becomes very light. Add vanilla.
Add cooled chocolate to egg mixture and beat on low speed until well blended. Remove from electric mixer and fold in sifted dry ingredients. Fold in pecans as well.
Using a rounded teaspoon, drop batter onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, placing 1 1/2 inches apart.
Bake for 12 minutes. Cookies will look cracked, light in color, and still very soft.
When cool, spread cookies with Chocolate Glaze using a small off set spatula.
Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped (1 square)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup cream
3 tablespoons hot water
1 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted
Preparation
In double broiler, melt butter and chocolate; stir until well combined.
Remove from chocolate mixture from double broiler, add heavy cream and hot water. Stir until well blended.
Add powdered sugar; stir until completely dissolved and smooth.
Courtesy: The Food Channel
