Chocolate Chunk Cookie Tart Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and both sugars for 3 minutes, or until light, fluffy, and cafe au lait-colored (use high speed on a hand mixer and medium speed on a stand mixer). Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. Add the vanilla and eggs and beat for 2 minutes more. Scrape down the bowl. Add the salt and baking soda and beat briefly until evenly combined. Add the flour and both chocolates, and mix on low speed until the flour is completely blended and the chocolate is evenly distributed throughout the dough.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or scrape the dough into an airtight container and let rest in the refrigerator until firm, a few hours. (Alternatively, if you don't want to wait, form the dough into balls on the baking sheet as instructed below and chill in the fridge until firm, about 30 minutes.)
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and set a rack in the middle position. Line a 13 x 18-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Drop the dough in firmly packed 1.5-tablespoon balls onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. (I use a #40/1.5-T cookie scoop with a wire trigger.) Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, until golden around the edges but still soft and pale in the center. Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookie dough. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
• Note: Some readers have had issues with the cookies being flat. This can happen as a result of using a "softer" flour. I highly recommend King Arthur All Purpose Flour for this recipe -- it's high in protein and gluten, and helps cookies hold their shape.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months. Roll the dough into balls, let set on a baking sheet in the freezer, then place in a sealable bag and press out as much air as possible. Bake as needed directly from the freezer. (Allow 1 to 2 minutes longer in the oven.) The baked cookies can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Let the cookies cool completely and store in an airtight container separating layers with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Before serving, remove the cookies from the container and let them come to room temperature.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom or a 9-inch pie tin with vegetable-oil cooking spray; set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars; beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add the salt, vanilla, and eggs. Beat until well mixed, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Press 3 cups of this dough into prepared pan. Bake until edges are golden and center is almost set, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool at least 20 minutes, and remove from pan. Bake remaining dough as cookies at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIE TART

Steps:

• Press an ice cream scoop or large spoon into the cookie's center to make a bowl-like impression and spoon in your chocolate pudding. Top it with fresh raspberries and dive in.

CHOCOLATE GANACHE-CARAMEL COOKIE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Make 36 cookies as directed on pouch. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Store 8 cookies in airtight container for another use.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch tart pan with 1-inch rim and removable bottom with cooking spray.
• In food processor, process half of the remaining cookies to fine crumbs. Remove to medium bowl. Continue to process second half of remaining cookies to fine crumbs; add to bowl. Stir in melted butter until well blended. Press very firmly on bottom and up side of tart pan. Place tart on rimmed baking sheet. Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until crust is set in center. Cool 15 minutes.
• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave Caramel Layer ingredients uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring halfway through. Stir in 15-second intervals until caramels are melted and can be stirred smooth. Pour over baked crust. Refrigerate 10 minutes.
• In medium microwavable bowl, place chocolate chips. In 1-quart saucepan, heat 3/4 cup whipping cream over medium-low heat 3 to 5 minutes or until hot. Pour cream over chocolate chips in bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. If needed, microwave chocolate-cream mixture uncovered on Medium (50%) in 15-second increments until chocolate can be stirred smooth. Remove tart from refrigerator. Pour chocolate mixture over caramel layer. Return to refrigerator uncovered, about 2 hours or until chocolate is set.
• Let tart stand at room temperature 10 minutes before cutting. Spoon caramel sauce around edge; sprinkle sea salt on top. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK MAYO COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Cream the butter and both sugars with an electric hand mixer on medium speed (fit a stand mixer with the paddle attachment) until fluffy and pale brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the mayonnaise, vanilla and egg until fluffy and combined, about 30 seconds. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until mostly combined, then add all but 1/4 cup of the chopped chocolate. Stir by hand until completely combined and there is no dry flour visible.
• Place 5 dough scoops onto each prepared baking sheet using a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop, spacing them 2 to 3 inches apart. Divide the remaining chopped chocolate between the scoops, pressing a little into the top of each one (see Cook's Note).
• Bake until the cookies are browned and just set on top, but still very soft, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Serve warm or room temperature. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
• Cook's Note: When measuring flour, we spoon it into a dry measuring cup and level off the excess. (Scooping directly from the bag compacts the flour, resulting in dry baked goods.)
• This dough is great for freezing for up to 6 months. Freeze on the baking sheet until firm and then transfer to a resealable bag. Bake from frozen for 12 to 14 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the butter and two sugars until light and fluffy in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and add to the butter with the mixer on low speed, mixing only until combined. Fold in the walnuts and chocolate chunks.
• Drop the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, using a 1 3/4-inch-diameter ice cream scoop or a rounded tablespoon. Dampen your hands and flatten the dough slightly. Bake for exactly 15 minutes (the cookies will seem underdone). Remove from the oven and let cool slightly on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH BREAKFAST TARTS

Steps:

• Divide the pie dough into two flattened discs; wrap in plastic and chill.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment.
• Working one disc at a time, roll out the dough into a 1/8-inch-thick rectangle on a floured work surface. Cut into 9 even rectangles, then transfer to the prepared cookie sheets and chill.
• Remove one of the cookie sheets of portioned dough to a work surface. Whisk the egg and brush it evenly on the surface of the rectangles. Add 1 heaping tablespoon of the cookie dough to each rectangle. Cover with the rectangles on the second cookie sheet, pressing the edges with your fingers. With a fork, go over edges to seal and poke holes on the top to allow steam to exit. Place the assembled tarts back in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Bake for 16 minutes, until golden brown, rotating every 5 minutes for even cooking. Let cool for 5 to 7 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla; evenly ice each tart. Sprinkle with the mini chocolate chips.

CHOCOLATE-CHUNK COOKIES WITH PECANS, DRIED APRICOTS, AND TART CHERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in flour mixture until just combined.
• Chop chocolate into 1/2-inch pieces and stir into batter with apricots, cherries, and pecans. Working in batches, drop dough by heaping tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, about 12 minutes total, or until golden. Cool cookies on baking sheets on racks 5 minutes and transfer with a spatula to racks to cool. Cookies keep in airtight containers at room temperature 5 days.