I am the gal mentioned in the blog, and of course I feel the need to pipe in here... These cookies ARE amazing and they DO combine the best of a cookie and a brownie in the very same baked good. They appeal to me for a few reasons. One is that I really dig the chocolate/coffee flavor combo, another is because they are so gooey and chocolate-y delicious when just out of the oven. Let's also not overlook how easy these are to put together. In a pinch, I've added instant coffee in place of the espresso powder, though I do prefer them with the actual espresso powder. These are definitely the cookie that you bring to a gathering and everyone loves/gobbles and asks you for the recipe. I heartily recommend them, and that's coming from a self-proclaimed chocolate connoisseur. (Despite what PJ says, I don't go for just ANYthing chocolate - it's just that in my 10 1/2 years experience, the King Arthur test kitchen rarely, if ever, produced anything less than outstanding!)

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