Raspberry-Chocolate Fondue

It's a classic flavor profile in an easy-to-eat (and eat and eat) form. A quadruple dose of chocolate and a triple shot of berries deliver the flavor.  For a chewier cookie, melt the butter before mixing together the creamables.  Makes about four dozen cookies.

Creamables	2 sticks butter 2 cups dark brown sugar 1/4 cup strawberry milk mix 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Wet Ingredients	1 egg + 1 egg yolk 1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon raspberry extract
Dry Ingredients	4 cups oatmeal 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 5 oz. milk chocolate bar, microplaned 1 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, microplaned 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet mini chocolate chips 3 cups dried raspberries

1. In your Kitchen Aid or a large mixing bowl, cream together the creamables: the butter, brown sugar, strawberry milk mix, and cocoa powder.
2. In a small bowl, combine the wet ingredients: the egg and egg yolk, seedless raspberry jam, and vanilla and raspberry extracts. Whisk together the wet ingredients and add to the creamables. Mix together until smooth.
3. In another large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients. Using a spatula, fold together until evenly distributed. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the creamables and wet ingredients. Mix until evenly combined.
4. Preheat oven to 350º.
5. Shape dough into balls--about 2 tablespoons each. Place dough balls about 2 inches apart on Silpat- or parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
6. Bake at 350º for 10-12 minutes or until edges of cookies spring back to the touch. Remove the cookie sheets from the oven and let stand for 2 minutes. Then place cookies on wire racks to cool.

Comments

[linda tilley]

hey...found you on melissa c blog...and then found all these extra wonderful cookie recipes.....but what the heck is strawberry milk mix......and where would I find it...thanks for any help....I think I found a new favorite blog....yeah...

[Oatmeal Cookie Guy]

Hi, Linda! Thanks for writing in. Strawberry milk mix is a pink powder that you add to milk to give it a sweet, strawberry-ish flavor. Essentially, it’s a pink, fruity version of chocolate milk mix.

I used a small amount of strawberry milk mix in my Raspberry-Chocolate Fondue cookie recipe because it provides a really nice balance to the rich chocolate flavor and also dials up the volume on the raspberries.

I used White Rose, a local New York brand, because it’s what my grocery store had, but Strawberry Quik is probably the most readily available brand of strawberry milk mix in the country. In your grocery store, look for strawberry milk mix near the chocolate milk mix and other instant beverages like Kool-Aid, Ovaltine, and Crystal Light. (I think I found it between the peanut butter and the taco shells at my grocery store, but that's another story entirely.)

Additionally, you'll need dehydrated raspberries, which you can buy online or at any Whole Foods store.

Thanks again, Linda. I hope this helps!