Aunt Tannie’s Chocolate Cookies

 Another classic cookie post.

This recipe is legendary in my family.  These crispy/chewy chocolate cookies are simply known as Aunt Tannie’s Chocolate cookies.  Tannie Daane was my ex’s aunt on her father’s side and she was a marvelous baker who lived her entire life in Sheboygan Wisconsin.

The cookie is not too sweet and has a very dark chocolate flavor, almost reminiscent of an Oreo.  They are positively addicting.

Aunt Tannie’s Chocolate Cookies

Makes 5 dozen

1 1/4 cups butter, room temp

2 cups granulated sugar ( 200 g )

2 eggs, room temp

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups all purpose flour ( 240 g )

3/4 cup cocoa powder ( 90 g )

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Combine butter and sugar in a stand mixer and cream with paddle attachment until light and fluffy ( about seven minutes). Add eggs and vanilla and cream until smooth.  

In a separate bowl combine remaining dry ingredients and whisk to blend. Add dry ingredients to creamed butter and mix on low speed until well-mixed.

Drop teaspoons of batter about 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheet ( cookies will spread during baking).  Bake 8-9 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE.

Remove cookies from oven and let rest on sheet for one minute before removing to a wire cooling rack.