Recipes For Cookies With Chocolate - Chocolate Chip Biscotti and Chocolate Dipped Oatmeal Cookies

These cookies will give you a hint, no more than a lot of chocolate. These cookies are for those who like a touch of chocolate are not the die-hard chocolate lovers. The biscuits are perfect with a cup of hot chocolate or a cup of coffee or hot tea. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are dipped for a great after school snack with a glass of milk.

Milk chocolate almond cookies
1 1 / 2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 / 4 teaspoon salt
1 / 2 cup chopped almonds
2 eggs
1 / 2Cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 / 2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup milk chocolate miniature

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking pan with foil, grease foil.

In a medium bowl and put the flour, baking powder, salt, almonds and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine eggs and sugar at medium speed of electric mixer until blended. Add the vanilla and almond extracts. Gradually beat in flour mixture and then add the chocolate.

The shapedough into two 12-inch logs on one of the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Using a serrated knife, cut logs into 1-inch slices. Place slices on baking sheet and return to the oven for 10 minutes. Turn slices and bake another 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED OATMEAL CRISPS
1 3/4 cups quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 tbsp shortening

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line a cookie sheet with heavy duty foil and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the oats, sugar, flour, and baking powder; set aside. In another bowl, combine the melted butter, corn syrup, and whipping cream. Add the butter mixture to the oat mixture and stir together until combined.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto the prepared cookie sheet, placing about 3-inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown around the edges. Cool cookies on the foil. Carefully lift edges of cookies, them peel off the foil.

In a small heavy saucepan, heat the chocolate chips and shortening over low heat until melted, stirring occasionally. Dip half of each cookie into the chocolate mixture. Cool on waxed paper until chocolate sets.

Yield: Approximately 5 dozen cookies.

Enjoy!