My Merino Mantra

Eye Candy Friday 3/14/08

Eye Candy Friday 2/29/08

Here is my own recipe for a cookie which I developed and perfected over the years. It has an option for extra chocolate, something I most always add.

Double Chocolate Mocha Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

1 egg

2 tea vanilla extract

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3 T instant espresso powder

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tea baking soda

1/2 tea salt

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)

2 cups semisweet chocolate chunks

1 cup walnuts or pecans

1 cup crushed chocolate toffee bars (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and coco powder.  In another bowl, cream butter with sugars; add egg and vanilla extract.  Add dry ingredients; do not over mix.  Fold in chocolate, nuts, and toffee bits.  Place heaping tablespoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet (I use a scoop for real large cookies).  Bake for 11 minutes, or until golden brown.  When you take them out of the oven, quickly scrunch edges of cookies inward to make them chunky looking. Cool on cookie sheet, then transfer to cooling rack.  YUM!

(The picture shows a version without the unsweetened chocolate powder.  I had to take a picture, as I rarely make it that way)

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<-----Star of the Nile (Clements, 2000)

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<----More Datura seed pods

      

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    <---Kitty Garden, in the spring

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<-----------Diana, Princess of Wales, hybrid tea (Zary 1998)

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<--------Star of the Nile (Clements, 2000)

Typical form of Star of the Nile, with lighter reverse.  Heavy, myrrh fragrance, 80 petals, matte, dark green foliage