If you can’t get enough chocolate per bite, try these babies. And for more chocolate impact, go with the optional chocolate dipping at the end.
| Brownie Oatmeal Gems • 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped • 1/4 cup margarine or butter • 2/3 cup light corn syrup • 2 eggs, slightly beaten • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 4 cups old fashioned oatmeal • 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed • 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped In 2 quart saucepan, stir chocolate and butter over low heat just until chocolate melts. Remove from heat. Stir in corn syrup, eggs and salt. In large bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Pour chocolate mix over dry ingredients and mix well. Drop by tablespoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Cookie will not change much during baking. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet. Remove; cool completely. For Chocolate Dipped Gems: Melt 4 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate. For best results temper the chocolate. Dip one half of each cookie in the melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper to harden. |
For the optional dipping you can simply melt chocolate and dip. The cookies will taste good. But if you really want them to be extraordinary, temper the chocolate before dipping. Then the chocolate will set up hard for impressive presentation and a good snap when you eat it.
If you need a tempering refresher, refer to my How to Temper Chocolate post.
