Triple Chocolate Cookies

I first heard about this concept of Pajama Day a long, long time ago.  Sounded cool, but as a busy working-outside-the-home Mom, when would I have the time to indulge in spending the day in our pj's??  So the idea of it just sat there in the back of my mind, simmering...

And now I'm at home with my kids.  And it's winter time.  And it looks like Wisconsin FINALLY decided to act like it was winter time and give us a good snow.  Sounds like a Pajama Day to me!!

And I've decided that it really can't be Pajama Day without a seriously good cookie to go with it.

Triple Chocolate Cookies
Recipe from Ellie Krieger

1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 oz dark chocolate (60-70% cocoa solids), coarsely chopped*
2 oz milk chocolate, coarsely chopped*
2/3 cup pecans

*Substituting white chocolate chips for one of these is also quite yummy.

1.  Preheat oven to 350.

2.  In a large bowl, mash together the butter and sugars with a fork until well combined.  Add the oil and egg and beat until creamy.  Mix in the vanilla.

Mashing with a fork makes for easier blending later.

3.  In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, cocoa, and salt.  Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well.  Stir in both chocolates and nuts and mix well.

Great way to sneak in healthy whole wheat flour!

4.  Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, scoop the batter onto an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake until the cookies are just set, about 12 minutes.  Transfer the cookies to a rach to cool  Store at room temperature in an air tight container for up to 4 days.

Didn't even last long enough to get a picture of them baked.

These are DANG TASTY.  They are cookies, but they also have this chewy consistency that tastes almost like a brownie.  So a cookie, that occasionally masquerades as a brownie, and it's HEALTHY???  Dude.  Make these.  You're welcome.