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Chewy Chocolate Cookies: #Chotoberfest
October 7, 2015 by Laura 14 Comments
Chewy Chocolate Cookies are old fashioned and homey, and, with a walloping 12 ounces of dark chocolate, they are not to be missed! Affiliate links have been used in this post when referring to items I am discussing.
And Choctoberfest continues! If the Nibby Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies were the sophisticated cookies at the party, with a contemporary edge, these Chewy Chocolate Cookies are the homey taste of your grandma’s kitchen. As a matter of fact they reminded me so much of my family’s heirloom recipe for Gingersnaps, that I kept being surprised by the chocolate flavor rather than spices and molasses! When my family saw the pictures, they…
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