Halloween is the time of year where all of our sweet-tooths can be easily sated with jumbo bags of unrelentingly sweet fun-size treats. But sometimes you need a slightly more complex treat. Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the chocolate chip cookie recipe on the back of bag of Nestle Tollhouse chocolate morsels. It tastes like your childhood and will always please a crowd. But if you are looking for a more adult version of this classic, I'd recommend you check out this recipe from Jennifer Martiné. I have a sweet-tooth, but when things get too sweet, I go into sugar shock so I love that the sweetness of the cookie is balanced with salt and just a hint of bitterness.
I had never tried cocoa nibs before and pushed this recipe aside, assuming that they would be difficult to find. Then one day I was picking up a bag of dark chocolate chips and noticed cocoa nibs on the shelf above. If you can't find them at your local market, try your local snooty grocery store. The cocoa nibs remind me a bit of coffee with a chocolaty undertone and provide a nice texture somewhere in between the crisp of the toasted walnuts and the yieldingness of the chocolate chips. These are chock-a-block full cookies and I wasn't actually sure that the dough would be able to contain it all! A few grains of very coarse sea salt provide a final flourish. Be careful, though, these perfectly balanced cookies are completely addictive.
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