{"id":29397,"date":"2015-11-19T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=29397"},"modified":"2016-12-01T17:30:34","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T22:30:34","slug":"espresso-double-chocolate-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=29397","title":{"rendered":"Espresso Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>With just a few days left till Thanksgiving, I thought this espresso double chocolate chunk cookie recipe would be a good one to share with ya&#8217;ll today.\u00a0 You can bake them now, freeze them, and pull them out next week when you are in need of a quick snack or dessert.\u00a0 After all folks will have gotten their fix of pumpkin by then, and a chocolate cookie will hit the spot.\u00a0 Starting now till the New Year, our homes are more active with visits from friends and family, and it is always nice to have a homemade treat to offer them.\u00a0 This is my favorite cookie recipe that I originally found in a Martha Stewart magazine.\u00a0 It has a touch of coffee to enhance the rich chocolate flavor.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29400\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Chocolate-Chunk-Cookies-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Espresso enhances the deep chocolate flavor in these cookies.\" width=\"640\" height=\"961\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Chocolate-Chunk-Cookies-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Chocolate-Chunk-Cookies-215x323.jpg 215w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Chocolate-Chunk-Cookies-300x451.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Chocolate-Chunk-Cookies-900x1352.jpg 900w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Chocolate-Chunk-Cookies.jpg 1850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>ESPRESSO DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Source &#8211; Martha Stewart Living)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1\/2 cup cocoa (I use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00GXT7NJ8\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00GXT7NJ8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;linkId=6W2JJF2WCGDNYMIO\">this<\/a>.)<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1\/2 teaspoon soda<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Sift these ingredients together and set aside.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>3\/4 cup unsalted butter, softened<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1 cup brown sugar<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1\/2 cup sugar<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mix these ingredients for five minutes and then add:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1 egg<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1 egg yolk<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>2 tablespoons espresso powder<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1 teaspoon vanilla<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>1 tablespoon water<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Mix till well-blended and then fold in:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chunks<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Bake in a 325 oven for 20 minutes.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29401\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2020-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Espresso Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2020-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2020-430x286.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2020-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2020-900x599.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Okay.\u00a0 That&#8217;s it for this week.\u00a0 Thank you all so much for spending some of your precious time with us.\u00a0 We really do appreciate and are thankful for each and every one of you.\u00a0 Be sure to stop in tomorrow for this our Saturday Selections.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Take care.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Affiliate link<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just a few days left till Thanksgiving, I thought this espresso double chocolate chunk cookie recipe would be a good one to share with ya&#8217;ll today.\u00a0 You can bake them now, freeze them, and pull them out next week when you are in need of a quick snack or dessert.\u00a0 After all folks will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[30,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29397"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29397"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33343,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29397\/revisions\/33343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}