Double Chocolate Chews

This is like food therapy. Cookie love. Chocolate heaven. Just be warned: you'll want to eat the whole batch by yourself. They are not for the fainthearted. This is not an easy cookie recipe...

Double Chocolate Chews

1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour

2/3 c. sifted powdered sugar

1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa

2 1/4 t. baking powder

1/8 t. salt

1 c. semisweet chocolate pieces, chopped into 1/4 inch squares(like Bournville bars) (or mini chocolate chips)

3 T. vegetable oil

1 c. packed brown sugar

2 1/2 T. light colored corn syrup or golden syrup, or honey

1 T. water

2 1/2 t. vanilla extract

3 large egg whites, lightly beaten

1. Preheat oven to 175C.

2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, powdered sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

3. Combine 3/4 c. chocolate morsels and oil in a small saucepan, and cook over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring constantly. Pour melted chocolate mixture into a large bowl, and cool 5 minutes. Add brown sugar, corn syrup, water, vanilla and egg whites to chocolate mixture; stir well. Stir in flour mixture and 1/4 c. chocolate morsels.

4. Drop dough by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 175C for 8 minutes or until almost set. Cool on pans 2 minutes or until firm. Remove cooies from pans; cool on wire racks. Yield 4 dozen. (Is it just me, or do cookie recipes never make as much as they say they do??)