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Bottger Mansion Chocolate Chip Cookies

recipe by the Bottger Mansion of Old Town Bed & Breakfast
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 16 Tablespoons unsalted butter cut into pieces (1/2 cup)
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 6 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 Tablespoons chipotle chile in adobo sauce, pureed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup toasted pecans chopped (or use toasted pine nuts)

Instructions
 

cookies

  • Preheat oven to 375F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter at high speed. Reduce speed; add sugars and vanilla and mix well. Add the oil, cocoa eggs and chile and mix well.
  • In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; stir into the butter mixture and blend well. Add the oats, chocolate chips and nuts. Stir until combined.
  • On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, scoop about 1 Tablespoon of dough for each cookie (I use a #40 scoop) about 2 inches apart. Bake for 7 minutes. Turn the cookie sheets around; if using several baking sheets at one time, switch the cookie sheets from one rack to the other. This evens out the baking temperature in the oven. Bake another 7-8 minutes. Remove from the oven--the cookies will be soft but will firm up when cool. Don't over-bake or they will burn on the bottom.
  • Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 2 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool completely.
  • NOTE: These cookies freeze well as dough balls so you can have fresh-baked cookies in just a few minutes. They also freeze well after being baked. Store in Ziplock freezer bags.

Chipotle Chile

  • Chipotle chile in adobo sauce can be found in the Mexican food section of most grocery stores, generally in 6-ounce cans. Since I don't use very much at a time and don't want to waste this great ingredient, I put the chilies with all of the adobo sauce into a blender and puree it. (A Vitamix blender takes care of any skins and seeds. If you don't have a Vitamix, you might want to use a food mill or strainer.)
  • Scoop pureed chipotle chile in 1 Tablespoon scoops into an ice cube tray and freeze. (You could also just scoop into mounds on a plate and freeze them.) Remove from the tray and store in a freezer bag. Note that it will stain your ice cube tray red!

Notes

Stay with us at the Bottger Mansion of Old Town Bed & Breakfast in Albuquerque, New Mexico for extraordinary food, comfortable rooms, a beautiful yard and courtyard, and a great location. We are in Old Town, the historic heart of Albuquerque, with over 100 shops, galleries, museums and restaurants with a few minutes' walk.
courtyard
courtyard at the Bottger Mansion