Sweet Melissa Sundays (Rewind) – Chocolate Chip Cookies w/Toasted Almonds
Sour Cherry Almond Biscotti was today’s Sweet Melissa Sundays selection. But since I wanted to please the hubs, I went with a pick from last year that I never got around to making – Chocolate Chip Cookies with Toasted Almonds, which was selected by none other that Melissa Murphy herself, author of the Sweet Melissa Baking Book. Click here for the recipe and to read about her baking along with us.
Making these reminded me of some key elements to making great chocolate chips cookies. First – use premium chocolate. Yea, I know, why go through the trouble of chopping bars of chocolate when there are perfectly good chips in my supermarket’s baking aisle? Because it tastes and melts better. So just do it and you won’t be sorry. And second – chill your dough before baking. It will not only prevent your dough from spreading too thin but it will also help all the flavors mingle and develop. In addition, if you are adding nuts to your cookies, roast them to bring out their flavors.
So, go out an buy some good chocolate, chill your dough and roast your nuts and make someone in your life happy with these wonderful cookies.
For the recipe, click here or get yourself a copy of The Sweet Melissa Baking Book.
I’m off to watch the world cup final – VIVA ESPANA!!!!!
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Future Grown-Up — July 11, 2010 @ 7:46 pm
These look wonderful. I'll bet they tasted just as wonderful too!
Julie — July 11, 2010 @ 8:01 pm
These look delicious! I want to try this recipe sometime!!
Katrina — July 11, 2010 @ 8:16 pm
My favorite treat–chocolate chip cookies. I've put almonds in them before and they're great!
Rosanna — July 11, 2010 @ 8:38 pm
Do you sell your baked goods?! -RosannaA fellow dominicana
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Eliana — July 11, 2010 @ 8:39 pm
Rosanna – yes I do, upon request.
Tiff — July 11, 2010 @ 9:53 pm
These look so good! Always good to keep those husbands happy
Hope you enjoyed the world cup!
Stephanie — July 11, 2010 @ 11:11 pm
Nice choice for a rewind! I'll have to re-make these ones because my fiance was NOT into nuts in his baked goods yet when this recipe came around the first time. Your photo makes them look delicious enough to try again!
Gloria — July 11, 2010 @ 11:29 pm
These look amazing! I have been thinking of doing a rewind of these as well since I wasn't in the group when they were made. Hope these tasty treats made hubby happy! A nice treat to enjoy while watching the world cup!
Candy Girl — July 11, 2010 @ 11:36 pm
Great rewind choice! I haven't had a chance to make these either but am tempted everytime I come across the recipe in Melissa's book. Cookies look delicious and I'm sure the hubby was very pleased.
CookiePie — July 12, 2010 @ 12:48 am
Oooooh – those look amazing!!! I live down the street from Sweet Melissa, and now I want to run out to the bakery and get some of these
Summer — July 12, 2010 @ 1:55 am
Wow – these look great! Love the idea of putting almonds in a chocolate chip cookie, but would have never thought of that myself!
Tracey — July 12, 2010 @ 2:00 am
Great rewind Eliana! This is one of my favorite recipes from Melissa's book (minus the nuts). I need to make them again soon. Yours look absolutely perfect.I'm a little sad the World Cup is over, it was fun to watch
The Bahens — July 12, 2010 @ 5:59 am
I remember these. They were delicious. I was skeptical that they could be that much better than other CCC recipes, but they were amazing!
Paris Pastry — July 12, 2010 @ 6:20 am
You must be pleased with the World Cup's result! I am, of course, disappointed (being Dutch).I love that you added real chocolate instead of chocolate chips. It's true they taste & melt so much better!
Jeannette — July 12, 2010 @ 1:49 pm
Yum yum! These were a hit when I made them. When I baked them, they of course had the flat cookie syndrome but it didn't stop me from eating them! Great rewind!!
hannah {thepastrykook} — July 12, 2010 @ 1:54 pm
These look like cookies i'd scarf down in a minute! yum!
Salsa Verde — July 12, 2010 @ 2:02 pm
They look so yummy and delicious…Love,Lia.
Mary — July 12, 2010 @ 6:20 pm
Those cookies look amazing. I'll wager they taste every bit as good as they look. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
Pamela — July 12, 2010 @ 7:11 pm
I think I have baked these before and enjoyed them. Love a good chocolate chip cookie. They look fantastic in your picture!
spike. — July 12, 2010 @ 7:24 pm
i liked these cookies- love the almond addition as I remember. Hope the husband liked them!
Manz — July 12, 2010 @ 7:50 pm
wow, these look super gooey & delish. some purists might disagree, but I love walnuts & almonds in cookies. I really have to move closer to you so I can get some of these scraps!
Emily — July 13, 2010 @ 12:30 am
Oh my gosh these cookies look incredible! I'm drooling…. I really am.
Tessa — July 13, 2010 @ 2:13 am
I've been craving homemade cc cookies lately and these look great. I joined after the group made these, so I may have to take a week and do a rewind myself!
Donna-FFW — July 13, 2010 @ 2:22 am
OOOHHH Toasted almonds in a choc chip cookie. These look superbly delicious!!
Bridgett — July 13, 2010 @ 5:09 am
I would be very happy if you would kindly send these my way
Love the toasted almonds…wow!
The Duo Dishes — July 13, 2010 @ 5:40 am
So this was the cookie dough you had chilling on Sunday. Bet the World Cup win was even sweeter with these.
Joanne — July 13, 2010 @ 11:48 am
Congrats on Spain winning! I have to say I like these babies much better than the biscotti. You can't go wrong with good quality chocolate chip cookies!
Shari — July 14, 2010 @ 1:08 pm
Toasted almonds in a cc cookie sounds like the perfect innovation. Yours turned out perfect!!
steph- whisk/spoon — July 15, 2010 @ 12:19 pm
now that looks like a great cookie! i agree that chopped chocolate makes a big difference!
cookies and cups — July 18, 2010 @ 6:35 pm
I know chilling the dough is the way to go, but I am too impatient!!! I am gonna do it next time though
I promise!