This is an old post sponsored by Dove chocolate. All opinions were and are still my own. And I really do love baking with their chocolate -- especially since I keep it around for eating. This recipe for Christmas Chocolate Drops is a good example of baking with Dove. The cookies are chocolate intense! They're like eating a Promise in cookie form, so they satisfy your cookie and chocolate cravings all at once.
Dove Dark Chocolate Flavanols
And here's an interesting factoid about Dove dark chocolate: It's made with a patented process that gently handles chocolate, from bean to finished product to preserve more of the flavanols in the cocoa. I like to remind myself of this every time I'm enjoying a square (or in this case, a cookie).
Baking With Dove
Flavanols aside, I am pleased to see that Dove is promoting the use of their chocolate in recipes. It's truly delicious straight out of the wrapper, but it also melts smoothly and adds a rich flavor to homemade chocolate desserts. I've been using it on and off in recipes for years, and even though it's not typically described as "baking chocolate", it most certainly can be. Try the Chocolate Drops and see if you agree.
Note: As mentioned already, this was originally a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Mars®.
Recipe
Dove Christmas Chocolate Drops
Ingredients
- 1 bag Dove Promises Dark Chocolates (9.5 oz)
- 8 tablespoons butter (114 grams)
- ⅓ cup flour (45 grams)
- ¼ cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder (24 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ⅔ cup sugar (130 grams)
- 2 cups chopped nuts: such as walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line the sheet pans with foil or parchment and set aside.
- Melt half of the chocolate with the butter in the top of a double boiler until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile,roughly chop the remaining chocolate and set aside.
- To make the batter, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a small bowl, set aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until thick and light yellow, about 2 minutes.
- Stir flour mixture into the cooled chocolate to make a soft dough. Fold in the remaining chopped chocolate and nuts.
- Drop tablespoons of batter onto the prepared cookie sheet pans about 2 inches apart. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until just firm. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack and cool for 5 minutes before removing from the cookie sheet pans.
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