Save Room for Dessert...Symphony Bar Milk Chocolate Cookies and Giveway Winner!

Today's post is a cookie from Martha Stewart's Cookies. I've had it for awhile, and I have yet to try any of the recipes. The cookie on the cover, Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies, looked delicious to me - chocolate, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, & nutmeg - a perfect combination of flavors as far as I am concerned, but I knew neither the child nor the husband would eat them, and I really wanted to bake a cookie for them to enjoy.  I'm leaving on Wednesday, heading to Syracuse for a conference, and I wanted to leave my favorite guys a sweet treat.  So, I kept looking, and I came across Milk Chocolate Cookies - perfect, except I didn't have the requisite good-quality milk chocolate; however, I did have 2 large Symphony bars. Good enough for me, I decided. This is both a chewy and crunchy cookie, a perfect combination in my book. Hope you enjoy them!

Symphony Bar Milk Chocolate Cookies Printable recipe

1 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-4.25 oz Symphony Bar with Almond and Toffee Chips
1 stick unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment or spray with non-stick spray.
In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
Melt together one of the Symphony bars with the stick of butter - I did this in the microwave, stirring after intervals of 30 seconds. The cookbook says to use a double-boiler technique - your choice. Once melted, allow the mixture to cool.
In a large bowl, beat together the cooled melted chocolate, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
With the mixer on low, add the flour/cocoa mixture.
Chop the remaining Symphony bar, and add to the cookie dough.
Chill for 15 minutes.
Using a small cookie scoop, drop cookie dough onto prepared pan. The cookies spread, so allow at least 2" between them.
Bake for 12-13 minutes at 325 degrees.
Allow to cool before removing from pan.

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart's Cookies.

Linked to Save Room for Dessert on Our Krazy Kitchen and Cookbook Sundays on Brenda's Canadian Kitchen.