Splurge on good chocolate and cocoa, and these are absolute decadence. Enjoy with coffee in morning, tea in the afternoon, or a jammy red in the evening. So tasty, you’ll forget all about the whole grains.
ingredients
makes about 4 dozen
8 oz (1 cup/ 2 sticks) Butter, softened to 65-70F
14.5 oz (2 cups packed) Brown Sugar
3 Large Eggs, room temperature
1.5 oz (3 Tablespoons) Milk, room temperature
2 Teaspoons Vanilla
5.5 oz (1 1/2 cups) Oats
6.2 oz (1 1/2 cups) Whole Wheat Flour, whole wheat white preferred
3.3 oz (1 cup+1TB) Dutch Process Cocoa
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
2 Teaspoons Table Salt
12 ounces (1 package) Chocolate Chips or Coarsely Chopped Chocolate Bars, any hue or blend of choice
10 oz (2 cups) Dried Cherries or other dried fruit and/or nuts
deviations & tips
You can sub 7 oz of oat flour for 7 oz of whole oats and skip the processing step.
I’m using Cacao Barry Extra Brute cocoa and Callebaut 33.6% Milk Chocolate
DO NOT skip the chilling step. Freezing the dough prevents the excessive spreading that plaques whole grain doughs.
DO experiment with different add-ins, chocolate, nuts, and dried fruit, to make it your own.
Add oats to a food processor or blender and process until finely ground. In a medium bowl, blend oats with flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
Oats processed into flour.
Fit mixer with whisk attachment. In the mixing bowl, combine half (7.25 oz) the brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Whisk on medium-high speed for about 5 minutes or until mixture is thick and pale brownish-yellow.
Add remaining brown sugar, milk, and butter. Mix on low for a couple seconds to combine. Increase speed to high and whip for just another 5 minutes to emulsify. Mixture should resemble pancake batter.
Switch to paddle attachment. Add flour mixture all at once and mix on low for another 15 seconds. Some dry flour should still be visible. Add chocolate and cherries or any other add-ins all at once and mix on low speed for another 15 seconds or until the dough just comes together. Remove bowl from machine and fold with a spatula or spoon to evenly distribute your add-ins. Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, drop cookie dough onto cookie sheets and freeze… Keep in mind you can remove them from the cookie sheets before baking. So, feel free to space closely and save freezer space. I can fit all 48-50 cookies on 2 quarter sheet pans or 1 half sheet pan. Freeze at least 30 minutes for a thicker cookie. For best flavor, freeze overnight. Frozen cookie dough balls can be stored in freezer bags and kept frozen if not using right away.
Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Bake on the center 2 racks for 12 - 15 minutes or until the edges are just set. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to cooling racks and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container or freeze.
