Another day, another chocolate dessert! My friend told me the other day that she's so glad I'm not sharing healthy, New Year's resolution-esque recipes this month. Honestly, it never occurred to me to do so (which is probably a problem unto itself), but the truth is: my resolution is to eat more chocolate. Well, we also have a family resolution to switch to a 15-year mortgage and get our house paid off in record time, Dave Ramsey-style, but I'll let you guess which resolution I'm devoting more energy towards.
I have frequently inquired of google about the vitamins and minerals in chocolate, usually while I'm in the Trader Joe's line. Their Dark Chocolate Lover's Bar cries out for me in the check-out line--you too? But really, there's plenty of room for chocolate in my diet. I'm one of those totally weird people that makes pretty much everything I eat from scratch (can you smell the bone broth simmering on my stove right now?), so I have room for a few bites of chocolate most days of the week. I've completely deluded myself into believing that homemade anything is healthy, even fried food.
In case you're wondering, chocolate has gobs of vitamin A, loads of B vitamins, and even vitamin C and E. I mean, so does kale, but...you know...it's k-a-l-e. I rest my case.
Kale-free vitamins, comin' right up!
I used the same 'special dark cocoa powder' as I did in my chocolate marshmallows for these cookies. I bought a box when I was developing recipes for my cookbook, but found that the extra alkalinity in the dark cocoa flubbed up the leavening process in certain desserts. After one too many recipe failures, I threw the box in the back of my pantry and didn't touch it for months. I found it the other day, and have been using it cautiously in desserts that don't need to rise. This dessert is the perfect candidate because I don't want these cookies to rise--I want them flat. Flat, so I can dunk them in more chocolate. Flat, so I can roll them in crushed Ritz crackers. Flat, so I can shove them in my face faster!
You can roll these babies in anything from pretzels, saltine crackers, popcorn, anything! I used crushed Ritz crackers because I like that they're not only salty, they're buttery. Chocolate loves butter almost as much as me.
Chocolate heart cookies dipped in crushed ritz crackers for a hit of salty and sweet. *You can substitute regular unsweetened natural cocoa powder. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Chocolate Cookies with Ritz Crackers
Ingredients
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 150Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 52mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
this has become my safe haven because everyones talking about juicing/resolutions/weightloss - like you said, i always have room for dessert so thanks for dong this.
Kimberly | Chic & Sugar says
These would be a great treat for Valentine's Day. I love Ritz Crackers would just about anything - chocolate seems like the ultimate pairing. Pinned!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
I am all over these! Who wouldn't be smitten with chocolate dipped cookie hearts?!
Tanya Schroeder says
Well if chocolate has vitamins then really I really should be heating lots and lots of it! These cookies will be the perfect way to get more chocolate in my diet! They are spectacular!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
Hokay. I am SO adopting your new years resolution: Eating more chocolate sounds good to me.
Especially in the form of these adorable cookies! That salty cracker crunch is seriously BOMB. Pinned!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
It's hard to resist any of Joe's chocolate. I buy their Pound Plus bars for baking. They're only $4.99! Who can resist a cookie butter stuffed chocolate bar while you're waiting at the checkout line? These cookies are just darling. I love the addition of Ritz crackers. Pinned.
Eva @ Eva Bakes says
I agree with Jess - thanks for giving us some indulgent chocolate recipes!
Sarah | Broma Bakery says
Yaaas. Healthy desserts? What are those? I'm so with you. And TJs has the BEST chocolate bars. Have you had their Dark Chocolate Caramel & Black Hawaiian Sea Salt bar? Oh. Em. Gee.
Erin | Well Plated says
Chocolate = vitamins. I love the way you do math!
Erika says
Eating more chocolate sounds like the best new years resolution I've heard so far. These cookies.. girl.. you got down with these. :)