Do you like cookies? Do you like chocolate? Then these cookies are for you. These cookies are mostly chocolate and the scan amount of flour per chocolate ratio makes these so rich and chocolatey. Get ready with a class of cold milk ( or hot coffee like I do) and indulge.
Black Angus Cookies. I had never heard of them before until my friend David told me that he has a two-a-day habit that he gets from the Wedge Community co-op across the street from the gym he owns in Minneapolis. Knowing him, I knew these were going to be good. Really good.
So when he sent me this recipe I knew I had to make them ( and I made these for them when they visited last week) good thing the recipe made so many, after eating one I wasn't really feeling like sharing. But I did anyway. I don't neeeeeeeed to eat 5 dozen cookies by myself.
I had never heard of these nor have I ever made anything like them. I seriously read the recipe 4 times making sure what I was seeing was correct. There isn'gt much flour and a TON of chocolate. There was no way these were going to work, I was thinking it would come out more like fudge than a cookie. I was wrong. These are insanely good and I am not the hugest fan of chocolate ( I do love chocolate cake and chocolate chip cookies but too much chocolate in a baked good or even just eating a piece of chocolate isn't really my thing.) But these cookies? I can see why Dave has a two-a-day habit.
These are a perfect cookie. A little crunchy on the edges, chewy in the middle and oh so chocolatey. The addition of walnuts and pecans and MORE chocolate chips really makes them amazing. My 4 year old, who is a self-proclaimed chocoholic, was so wide-eyed when she saw how much chocolate was going into these. "Mommy I can have one right? you do know that chocolate is my favorite right?"
I was quickly running out of daylight to take pics of these and I was trying to figure out which background to use. I love the super light, backlit photos which I think are probably "safer" and easier to do and the darker more edgier "moody" photos are harder to take. I liked how the darker pics turned out. Not anything close to Baker's Royale (LOVE her photos) but I like how they looked.
What do you think? Darker or lighter? I know its not a HUGE difference ( I still need to get more creative with styling but 3 cookie posts in one week leads me to running out of cookie styling ideas) or does it not matter at all as long as the plate of cookies is on your table ready for you to eat right? Would you eat them in the light? Would you eat them in the dark? Would you eat them here or there would you eat them anywhere? ha ha
Black Angus Cookies
Ingredients
- 5 1-oz. squares unsweetened chocolate
- 4 ⅔ c. 28 oz. semisweet chocolate chips, divided
- ½ lb. 2 sticks butter
- 1¾ c. chopped walnuts
- 1¾ c. chopped pecans
- ⅔ c. flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1½ tsp. salt
- 5 eggs
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 tbsp. instant coffee powder
- 2 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Melt the unsweetened chocolate, 2 ⅔ cups of the chocolate chips and the butter together in a double boiler. Cool slightly but keep warm. Toast the walnuts and pecans and set aside to cool. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, instant coffee and vanilla with an electric mixer for about 2 minutes.
- Mix the remaining 2 cups chocolate chips with the cooled nuts; set aside.
- Add melted chocolate mixture to egg mixture, then add flour mixture, then stir in nut mixture. Cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drop cookies, using a ⅛-cup measure, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet.
Notes
Recipe from The Wedge Community Co-Op
I also suggest a large glass of cold milk ( if you drink it) to go with these. Or a hot cup of coffee, like I had, when I ate five one
Lauren says
My two cents, as a professional photographer your well-lit photo is much better. My boyfriend makes me these cookies- he used to work at the wedge. Wanted to share the recipe with my mom. Thanks!
Tasha says
I just moved to Minneapolis, bought (and loved) the Angus cookies, and of course had to do a little search because... What the hay is an Angus cookie? And found this little old blog post. Will update with results once I get all the ingredients, but I think you have a monopoly on the topic! 🙂
Shanna says
Ha! That is funny. These cookies are on my list to update. They definitely need new photos. I will bump them to the top of my list and I look forward to hearing back from you!
Patti says
I cannot pass up these cookies when I am at the Wedge. Even though I have moved out of the Wedge neighborhood, those cookies are my best excuse to make the trip to shop at the Wedge (which I had been doing since it opened in the 70s). Question: is there really only 1c flour in the whole recipe?
Shanna says
These cookies are so good. 2/3 cup of flour (87 g) as stated in the recipe. No where is 1 cup mentioned. They are very chocolaty and that is just enough flour to hold them together. I thought it wasn't enough before I made them but this is the recipe from the Wedge itself. I didn't adapt anything. (this commented has been edited to correct the amount of flour - commenter asked if it really only had one cup of flour - when the recipe only has 2/3 cup or 87g. I originally made a mistake of answering to yes one cup without double checking the recipe. This has all since been corrected)
Cheryl says
Recipe calls for 2/3 c flour. You say 1 cup, but that the recipe is exact.What is correct?
Shanna says
It is 2/3 cup or 86 grams. I don't see anywhere in the post or recipe calling for one cup.
Lisa says
Because you answer someone’s question in the comments as, “Shanna says
December 08, 2022 at 2:01 pm
These cookies are so good. And yes only one cup ( 130g).”
Shanna says
I guess I got thrown off by her asking if there was only one cup - which I answered that instead of going back to double check the recipe. Since she had gotten the amount incorrect herself, then asked me as if I had written one cup I was answering that questions. And probably pretty quickly too. Obviously mistakes were made from both the other commenter as well as myself. Not sure why she would have asked is there only one cup when there isn't even that. The recipe only has 2/3 c flour which is 87 g. I need to update this recipe still. I will put it at the top of my list for next year. Definitely needs new photos as well.
Mary says
What a pleasure to find this recipe! I've eaten these as a Wedge shopper since forever. But now I've moved several hundred miles away and my local coop doesn't make them. ????
My favorite way to eat them is as raw cookie dough. An exquisite treat!
Thanks!