Double Dark Chocolate Cookies, Zesty Mashed Potatoes

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Double Dark Chocolate Cookies

12-ounce package semisweet	2 3	cup sugar
chocolate chips	⁄
	2 3	cup packed brown sugar
11⁄2 cups flour	⁄
	3 4	cup butter, room temperature
1⁄2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa	⁄
	3 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda	1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt

Melt chocolate chips and set aside to cool slightly. Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. In a large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, and butter. Beat with mixer at Speed 2 for two minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla and beat another 30 seconds. Add melted chocolate and beat on Speed 1 until thoroughly mixed. Add the flour mixture and beat on Speed 1, gradually increasing speed to Speed 3 until thoroughly mixed. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 325°F. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for five minutes. Transfer to cooling racks to cool completely before storing. Makes about 31⁄2 dozen large cookies.

Zesty Mashed Potatoes

8 large baking potatoes	1⁄2	cup butter, room temperature
(peeled, cubed, cooked, and drained)	1⁄2	cup milk
1⁄2 cup sour cream	1⁄2	to 1 teaspoon minced garlic
8-ounce package cream cheese,	Salt and pepper to taste
room temperature

Place hot potatoes into a large bowl. Start mixing the potatoes at MEDIUM speed until they are smooth. Add sour cream, cream cheese, butter, milk, garlic, salt, and pepper and continue beating until thoroughly mixed. Pour into a greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Baked uncovered for 30 minutes at 400ºF. Makes 8 servings.

Blackberry Cobbler

2 to 3 cups fresh or 1 (14-ounce bag) frozen blackberries, thawed

1⁄2 cup low fat margarine

(40% vegetable oil), melted

1⁄4 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

11⁄2 teaspoons baking powder

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

Place blackberries and melted margarine into a 9x13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle

1⁄4 cup sugar over the berries and stir to blend in. In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk. Beat with mixer at medium speed for two to three minutes. Pour over the berry mixture. Bake at 325°F for 45 minutes.

Makes 8 servings.