VALENTINE DAY DESSERT - COCOA-PECAN COOKIES

Got to be quick..off to a black tie charity event...hope my husband buys me something sweet (not this kinda sweet) at the silent auction!!!

These are nice and crispy with a touch of butterscotch

Ingredients:

1-1/3 cup flour

3 tbl unsweetened natural cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

10 tbl unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup sugar

2 tbl + 2 tsp light corn syrup

2 tbl whole milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt in a medium bowl. Stir butter and next 5 ingredients in another medium bowl until smooth. Stir in flour mixture then nuts. Cover and chill until firm at least 4 hours. This can be made a day ahead but keep chilled.

Place one oven rack in top third of oven and one at bottom third. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll 2 tbl fulls of dough to form balls and place on baking sheet. Flatten a bit. Bake two pans for 8-10 minutes and reverse their place on the racks both top and bottom about half way through the cooking process. Move cookies to a rack to cool.

Meanwhile melt chocolate chips in the microwave and drizzle the chocolate over the cookies....oh my.....and let cool for about 30 minutes.

VALENTINE'S DAY SOON!

ENJOY!