Fantastic Food

You know that elusive, best-ever, chocolate chip cookie recipe?  Yeah I don't know where that is because everyone has a different idea of what the best cookie is.  And that's okay!  Variety is the spice of life.  If you don't love what I love, that's fine! I'll judge and think you're crazy, but we will both survive.  You'll go on loving gross cookies, and I'll go on loving the good stuff.  And we will both, somehow, be happy with that.  If you ever want to try the good stuff, it'll be right here for you.  And so will I.  Maybe.  I'm not as forgiving as these best-ever chocolate chip cookies.... INGREDIENTS: 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. kosher salt 3 sticks (or 1 1/2 cups) butter, softened 1 cup granulated suger 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed 2 eggs 1 Tbs vanilla extract 1 cup dark chocolate chips 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips DIRECTIONS: 1) Preheat oven to 350/375 F....

Just a warning: you might go into a sugar coma if you make these, because they are VERY hard to stop eating, even though they are really rich! Ingredients BROWNIES: 1 cup plus 3 tbs. butter 3/4 cup cocoa powder 4 large eggs 2 cups sugar 1 & 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract 2/3 cup chocolate chips   FROSTING: 8 tbs butter, softened 2 & 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tbs to 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted Directions 1. Heat oven to 350 F.  In a saucepan, melt butter.  Stir in sugar and cocoa, then remove from heat and allow to cool.  In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.  Once chocolate mixture has cooled a bit, crack eggs into chocolate mixture and quickly mix in with fork or whisk (don't let the eggs cook on the warm mixture!) 2. Add vanilla to chocolate mixture, then combine flour mixture with chocolate mixture.  Fold in ...