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    By | Shine Food – Tue, Feb 7, 2012 12:40 PM EST

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    Double Chocolate and Chilli Cookies

    My husband and I loved these. The fact that the heat comes after the bite of rich chocolate, a mouth pre cooling system of sorts, is really ... more 
    Photo by: James Ransom
    Double Chocolate and Chilli Cookies

    My husband and I loved these. The fact that the heat comes after the bite of rich chocolate, a mouth pre cooling system of sorts, is really fun and delicious. - Jenny

    Makes 20 cookies
    1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    2 cups all purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1 cup chocolate chips
    2 sticks butter - softened
    1 1/2 cup sugar
    2 large eggs, beaten
    1 tablespoon vanilla
    1 teaspoon cayenne powder
    1 cup Walnuts (optional)

    1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
    2. In a mixing bowl beat together the butter, sugar egg & vanilla ---> whip until creamy.
    3. In a separate bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, chili & cinnamon.
    4. Pour 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, beat until incorporated. Repeat until it is all combined.
    5. Incorporate the chocolate chips into the batter. Let the batter firm up in the fridge for 10 minutes.
    6. Use a teaspoon to spoon the batter onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
    7. Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes; you will get perfectly chewy cookies.
    8. Let the cookies cool and consume with caution!!

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    Valentine's Day is a wonderful mid-February excuse to celebrate, indulge, and nostalgically recall the grade school days of exchanging paper cards and carnations. We hope you haven't outgrown the spirit of giving and receiving Valentines, but we also hope that you'll forgo the drugstore boxes of assorted chocolates this year in favor of our hand-picked assortment of indulgent sweets.


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