Name: Bittersweet Chocolate Cookies
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 2 1/2 hr (includes chilling)
Yield: Makes about 5 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 5 oz fine-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped; 1/2 cup hazelnuts or sliced almonds, finely chopped (not in a food processor); 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar for coating

Image may contain Food Confectionery Sweets Dessert Creme Cream Wedding Cake Cake and Chocolate

Bittersweet Chocolate CookiesMikkel Vang

It's best to have a napkin handy when eating these crunchy chocolate cookies — the confectioners-sugar coating can get messy. After Catherine Rieger of Martinez, California, found the recipe in The Babbo Cookbook, the cookies became a staple in her home.

Cooks' note:

Cookies keep, layered between sheets of wax paper or parchment, in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.

Recipe notes

Classic French Bouillabaisse With Rouille

This flexible recipe is all you need to bring this iconic Provençal seafood stew to your table.

Rouille

This piquant French sauce comes together in the blender in just five minutes.

Our Favorite French Onion Soup

Caramelized onions, melty Gruyère, and a deeply savory broth deliver the kind of comfort that doesn’t need improving.

Butternut Squash–Kale Salad With Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

Round out these autumn greens with tart pomegranate seeds, crunchy pepitas, and a shower of Parmesan.

Dulce de Leche

Make this versatile caramel at home with our slow-simmered method using milk and sugar—or take one of two sweetened condensed milk shortcuts.

White Bean Turkey Chili

A dash of cocoa powder adds depth and richness to the broth of this easy turkey chili.

Béchamel Sauce

This classic 15-minute sauce is your secret weapon for homemade mac and cheese, chowder, lasagna, and more.

Key Lime Pie Thumbprint Cookies

The classic dessert reimagined as a soft and chewy cookie with a buttery, brown-sugar-sweetened graham cracker dough and a silky lime custard filling.