The Decatur Minute

Double Chocolate cookie at Ted's

Little known tidbit: August is Cookie Month at Ted’s Montana Grill. To help celebrate, Ted’s is offering a free cookie with any purchase (no minimum purchase required) tomorrow, Aug. 23. The restaurant is also introducing its newest cookie flavor, Double Chocolate, and providing the recipe so you can make your own at home:

TED’S DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Yield: 12 cookies

Ingredients
4.5 oz. softened butter, unsalted
20 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
9 oz. granulated sugar
3 whole eggs
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
5 oz. pastry flour
3/4 tsp. iodized salt

Directions
1. In a double boiler, add butter and 11 oz. of chocolate chips.  Gently heat the mixture together.  Stir with rubber spatula.  Set aside when the mixture is smooth and fully melted.
2. Add the sugar, eggs and vanilla.  With rubber spatula, mix until fully blended.
3. Add the flour, salt and 9 oz. of chocolate chips to the melted chocolate/egg mixture and mix until fully incorporated using spatula.
4. Place mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.  After 30 minutes, portion the mixture into 3 oz. sizes.  Place the 3 oz. portions on a sheet pan with parchment paper, cover and refrigerate.
5. To bake:  Line a sheet tray with parchment paper. Pre-heat oven to 325°F. Using the portioned 3 oz. cookies, gently press the cookies to about 3½” round by ½” tall. Arrange 4-6 cookies per pan. Bake for 6 minutes, rotate pans and bake additional 6 minutes. Cool completely on sheet pans.