Chocolate Jumbos Recipes

JUMBO DARK CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease.
• MELT 2/3 cup morsels in microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 30 seconds; STIR. Morsels may retain some of their original shape. Microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted. Set aside.
• SIFT flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add melted chocolate and mix well. Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing until well blended, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture, mixing just until blended. Stir in remaining 1 cup morsels. Drop dough by level 1/4-cup measure 3 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
• BAKE for 16 to 18 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs and the tops have a cracked appearance. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

JUMBO CHOCOLATE CUTOUTS

Steps:

• Beat shortening and cocoa until blended. Beat in molasses, sugar and eggs. Beat in coffee. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves; gradually beat into molasses mixture. Dough will be very soft. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a well floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until edges are set, 14-16 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE JUMBO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cream shortening and sugar together. Add egg and molasses, mix well.
• Sift together dry ingredients, add to shortening mixture, alternating with hot water. Mix well.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet, cool. Frost with Butter Frosting and top each cookie with a walnut.

CHOCOLATE JUMBOS

Steps:

• Mix together sugar and margarine.
• Add eggs and molasses, mix well.
• Slowly add in cocoa and ground cloves and vanilla.
• Add buttermilk to mixture and beat well.
• In seperate bowl mix together dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, and salt.
• slowly mix in dry ingredient mixture, stirring well.
• Refrigerate dough for 3 hours.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, cut with donut cutter.
• Bake at 350 for 10- 12 minutes.
• Cool and Frost with confectioners icing.

GRANDMA WOLCOTTS CHOCOLATE JUMBLES (1912)

Steps:

• Mix soda into molasses then add brown sugar, eggs cinnamon, and cloves.
• Melt lard, butter and chocolate, then add to mixture.
• Sift in flour gradually, until stiff.
• Refrigerate to make dough hard and easy to roll.
• Roll out dough on floured surface until about 1/4 inch think.
• Cut using a "jumble cutter" (great grandma use to have these custom made) or cut ino 4 inch circles with a 1 inch hole in the middle. You can also use cookie cutters.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 7-9 minutes in 350 degree oven. The cookie edges will start to turn brown.
• Make a frosting with water and powdered sugar and frost cookies.
• Tip: If cookies dry out, place the heal of a piece of bread in the storage container.

JUMBO CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Generously grease a 6-cup jumbo muffin pan with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat butter until smooth in a large bowl. Add sugar and beat for 1 minute. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until thoroughly mixed. Stir in dry ingredients. Add milk and mix until smooth.
• Fill the prepared muffin cups 3/4 full with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 25 minutes more.

CHOCOLATE JUMBOS

Steps:

• 1. Mix ingredients together. Roll batter about 1/2 inch thick, and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes. Cool and frost with favorite icing or: 2 1/2 cup 10x 2 egg whites 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar 1/4 tsp. vanilla Beat last 4 till foamy and add sugar until firm peaks form.