Dark Chocolate and Almond Cookies

By Gerry

aking cookies with bread flour is my favorite way to make cookies. Baking cookies with bread flour results in a firm and chewy cookie.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (two sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp.
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups Bread flour
• 3/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking Soda
• 1 1/3 cups dark or bittersweet chocolate chips (I used Trader Joe's Pound Plus Dark Chocolate Bar)
• 1 to 1 1/3 cups coarsely chopped almonds

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, cream butter and both sugars just until they come together. Add the egg and vanilla extract, beat just until incorporated. In a seperate medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda. When thoroughly mixed, add to batter and stir just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. The dough should be neither sticky nor dry. Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough for at least two hours.
Preheat oven to 350.
Form the cookie dough into balls.
Place the cookies on an ungreased insulated cookie sheet or an upside down rimmed cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet for five minutes before removing.