It's a mouthful... I know.   Just deciding what to call these things took a few minutes out of my life.  Really it might just be easier to tell you what's not in these cookies rather than what is.  In all seriousness, the cookies are quite simple and when you look at the ingredients list it's quite straight forward and short.  I just came up with a ridiculously convoluted name is all.  These cookies are off the chain.  Really.  I ate two of them in one go.  Serious.  You HAVE to use good quality white and dark chocolate though - it will make all the difference.


Now, I have to stop here and explain something.  I have two of the best kids in the world.  They are great.  Great personalities, adequately precocious, adorable/beautiful... you get the picture.  However, historically they haven't always been the easiest to feed.  Kid #1 used to refuse almost everything remotely related to 'real'.  It took until her 7th or 8th year to get past the fussing over each meal.  Ugh!  We had fights... I know you're not supposed to, whatever, we had fights, OK?  Kid #2 is now 4 yrs old and has somehow inherited the same wonderful disgust for anything green, or red, or orange.  We've had fights.  I've threatened to take him to the hospital (because one gets sick when one doesn't eat), to the doctor, no tv, no games... you name it.  He is beginning to get better but I think that the only thing that is really working here is bribery.  I know that you are probably thinking that I'm sub-par at parenting (hell, sometimes I'm right there with ya) but whatever.  Bribery works!  I bribe him with treats after he eats his food.

Wanda:
'Kid #2, if you eat all of your (insert disgusting sounding vegetable or food product) then you can have a cookie/brownie/piece of cake/etc.'
Kid #2:
'Ok Mommy but it doesn't look good.  It tastes funny'
Wanda:
'Don't you want the cookie/brownie/piece of cake/etc. though Kid #2?'

... and so it goes.  It must seems strange reading this kind of confession but oddly enough, for me, it's feeling very cathartic.  I'm probably doing it all very badly BUT Kid #2 is actually eating his veggies.
This cookie recipe is just the kind of thing that is going to get us through yet another week of parent/child bliss.
Enjoy.

Chocolate White/Dark Chunk Espresso Cookies adapted from King Arthur Flour website
makes about 2 doz. med sized cookies

1/2 cup butter melted or nearly melted
1 cup brown sugar
2 lg eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp espresso powder
1 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa
3/4 tsp baking powder
dash of salt
100 g (1 lg bar) white chocolate, chopped into chunks
100 g dark chocolate (I used a bar infused with espresso pieces as well), in chunks
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts

preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment or a silicon sheet.
In a large bowl sift together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and salt.  Set aside.

In another bowl, combine the butter and sugar until light, fluffy and well blended.  Add in the eggs and mix well.  Add in the vanilla and espresso powder and mix thoroughly.  Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.  Mix well, the dough will be quite stiff.
Add in the chopped chocolates and the nuts.  Stir until mixed.
Drop in large tablespoons onto the cookie sheet.  I could fit about 12 - 14 on one sheet.  They don't spread that much.
Bake for about 10 min.  Don't over bake though.
Cool on a baking rack and eat with some tea or a big glass of milk... After you've eaten all of your veggies of course!