Chris Gargones Chocolate Chews Recipes

Steps:

• Mix in a heavy 2 quart saucepan, sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.
• Stir over medium heat until mixture bubbles all over.
• Boil and stir 2 minutes more.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in the peanut butter until melted and totally incorporated.
• Add the vanilla, uncooked quick rolled oats and nuts.
• With 2 teaspoons, drop on waxed paper.
• Let stand until set.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F; line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• Toast nuts until fragrant and brown. Cool.
• Beat egg whites one at at time, then continue beating while adding powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add vanilla; beat 2 minutes on high speed.
• Fold in toasted pecans. Drop by heaping tablespoon on baking sheet 2-inches apart.
• Bake in the middle of the oven 15-18 minutes or until dry on surface but soft in the center when pressed. DON'T OVERBAKE. Cool. Store in an airtight container for 3 days, or freeze up to 1 month.

Steps:

• * Note: Rather than cracking a number of eggs, you can buy cartons of liquid egg whites at supermarkets. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix together the egg whites, cocoa, salt and sugar on medium speed until the batter is stiff and all ingredients are well incorporated, about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the walnuts or pecans by hand. Place the batter by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheet; work in batches. Bake until the cookies are a bit shiny and slightly cracked, 10 minutes. They will look underdone but do not overbake. This recipe yields 48 cookies. Each cookie: 125 calories; 34 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 7 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 17 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams protein; 1.67 grams fiber.

Steps:

• Melt chocolate with butter and let cool slightly.
• Beat eggs lightly and add sugar and vanilla.
• Add melted chocolate and butter.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Spread into 8 inch square pan.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes.
• Cut into squares when cool.