Triple-whammy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 42 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1 3/4 cups semisweet chocolate morsels, divided
• 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 combine unsweetened chocolate, 3/4 cups semisweet chocolate morsels and the espresso granules in a heavy saucepan.
• 2 cook over low heat, stirring, until chocolate melts.
• 3 cool.
• 4 beat butter and sugar at medium speed until creamy.
• 5 add eggs and vanilla and beat well.
• 6 stir melted chocolate mixture into the egg mixture, then gradually stir in flour.
• 7 stir in remaining 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels, and the and milk chocolate morsels.
• 8 cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• 9 preheat oven to 375 f.
• 10 shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• 11 place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass or use a cookie stamp (dip in flour to prevent sticking).
• 12 bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 13 cool for 15 to 20 seconds on baking sheet then move to rack to finish cooling.