Rocky Road Cookies

So a plain sugar cookie dough recipe is the perfect backdrop for getting creative with your cookies.  You start with a basic sugar cookie dough and then from there, you can transform it into any kind of cookie you want.  This is exactly what I did, and so...Rocky Road cookies were born. Inspired by my man who needs a manly cookie.

 Here is the sugar cookie dough recipe:

1 cup plus 2 tbs AP flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp fine sea salt

1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1 large egg at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla

Now for my rocky road spin:

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/3 cup sliced almonds

6 ounces of a 60% dark chocolate bar cut into bite sized chunks
powdered sugar for rolling

*Note: if you're more of a chipper person, then use any kind of chocolate chips you want. A combination of white and dark chocolate chips would be delish! But, since I'm more of a chunker (and increasingly so after these cookies) then use the chunks :) nom nom

In a food processor fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars together until fluffy, then beat in the egg and vanilla.  In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder/soda, and salt.  With the machine on low speed, gradually add in the flour mixture until just incorporated.  Then stir in the chocolate chunks and the sliced almonds with a spatula.  Roll dough into 1 inch balls.  Now for the white "marshmallow" part of this whole thing.  Roll the cookie dough balls into powdered sugar then flatten the cookies slightly on the cookie sheet.

This recipe should make about 12 cookies, but mine ended up being 10 extra big cookies hehe.

Bake at 325 for 14 minutes.

The cookies are chocolatey, chunky, chewy, rocky roady, and man approved! I think I just heard him shed a few tears of joy in the kitchen.

Cooking should really be fun and don't be afraid to be adventurous.  Take a regular sugar cookie dough recipe, and turn it into something made just for you!