Chocolate Dot Chewies Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F; line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• Toast nuts until fragrant and brown. Cool.
• Beat egg whites one at at time, then continue beating while adding powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add vanilla; beat 2 minutes on high speed.
• Fold in toasted pecans. Drop by heaping tablespoon on baking sheet 2-inches apart.
• Bake in the middle of the oven 15-18 minutes or until dry on surface but soft in the center when pressed. DON'T OVERBAKE. Cool. Store in an airtight container for 3 days, or freeze up to 1 month.

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F and place oven racks in the middle positions.
• Line one or two sheet pans with foil or kitchen parchment. Set aside.
• Beat the egg whites with the salt to a soft peak stage (when the tops of the peaks fall over when whip is removed).
• Add the sugar slowly, beating until the mixture is very thick.
• Stir in the cocoa powder, vanilla, and chopped chocolate.
• Place walnut-size mounds of the batter on the sheet pans and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until dry on the surface but still soft inside.
• Slide the foil or parchment with its cookies onto a cooling rack and cool for 5 minutes.
• Peel the foil or parchment off the still-warm cookies and cool them completely on rack.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL CASHEW CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy and then beat in egg.
• Stir in flour and oats and blend well.
• Press into prepared pan.
• Bake for 15- 18 minutes until light brown.
• In a medium saucepan combine caramels and half and half and cook over low heat until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally.
• Pour caramel mixture over baked crust.
• Sprinkle with cashews and chocolate.
• Bake an additional 8- 10 minutes or until chocolate is softened and caramel begins to bubble around edges of pan.
• Cool completely and refrigerate to set chocolate.
• Cut into bars.

SAVANNAH CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Toast the pecans for between 5 and 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until fragrant and slightly brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• In a large bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, flour and salt.
• With an elextric mixer on low speed, beat the egg whites one at a time into the powdered-sugar mixture.
• Add the vanilla and beat for 1 1/2 minutes on high speed, scraping down the sides several times.
• Fold in the pecans and the chocolate until evenly incorporated.
• Drop the dough onto the baking sheets by heaping tablespoons, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the middle of the oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until dry on the surface but soft in the centers when pressed.
• Reverse the sheet from front to back halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
• Slide the cookies, still attached to the parchment onto a wire rack.
• Let cool completely, then carefully peel the cookies from the parchment.
• The cookies can be stored in an airtight container up to three days or in the freezer for 1 month.

EASY CHOCOLATE CHEWIES (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, (with mini chocolate chips, if using) stirring until smooth.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in icing sugar.
• Place 2-inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool 10 minutes on cookie sheets.
• Remove to wire racks.

CHOCOLATE DOT CHEWIES

Steps:

• Prepare base: In a bowl, blend butter and brown sugar. Beat in milk, flour, and salt. Mix well.
• Spread mixture over bottom of a greased 13 X 9 pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat eggs. Stir in remaining topping ingredients.
• When baked layer is done, spread topping mixture over it. Return to oven to continue baking for 20 minutes longer.
• Mark into squares or bars while still warm. When thoroughly cooled, remove from pan.