Black and White Cookie Recipe AKA Awesomeness!

So, I have been hooked on this wonderful series written by Joanne Fluke. It is the Hannah Swensen's Mysteries. They are great little "cozy murder mystery" books that I just love to read! They all have wonderful recipes in them and it is so hard to read the book without wanting to stop and make the recipe! She has also released a Lake Eden Cookbook which has all the recipes in it and also includes some new ones never published! One recipe I have now made 3 times in the last week is her Black and White cookies! They taste like a brownie and a cookie all in one. They also remind me a bit like a chocolate crinkle! They are wonderful and you will just have to make them yourself! Good luck not having the whole family eat them all before you are done! Good thing it makes about 5-6 dozen!

Joanne Fluke's Black and Whites

DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN! DOUGH MUCH CHILL BEFORE BAKING!

2 cups Chocolate Chips (12 oz package)

3/4 cup Butter ( 1 1/2 sticks)

2 cups Brown Sugar

4 Eggs

2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

2 Teaspoons Baking Powder

1 Teaspoon Salt

2 Cups Flour (not sifted, packed down!)

1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar in a bowl for later

Melt the chocolate chips and butter in a large bowl in the microwave. It took about 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Mix in the brown sugar and let it cool. (I did about 10-20 minutes) 

Add in the eggs, one at a time, until mixed well.

Mix in the vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt.

Add the flour one cup at a time until well mixed.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put into the fridge for at least 4 hrs. (Overnight is even better!)

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll into 1-2 inch dough balls. This will get a bit messy but well worth it! Drop the dough balls into the powder sugar and coat them well. 

Place them onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 14 minutes. Don't worry about pressing them down, they will flatten as they cook!

Move to a wire rack after 1-2 minutes after pulling them out of the oven. 

Grab a nice big glass of milk and try not to eat them all!

ENJOY!