Description Description All Natural Founded in 1852 Premium Baking Chips Kosher Dairy 60% Cacao Intense Chocolate Taste Moments of Timeless Pleasure The luxuriously deep flavor and smooth texture of Ghirardelli Premium Baking Chocolate delivers the ultimate chocolate indulgence. We hand-select the world’s finest cocoa beans and roast them to perfection, then blend the purest ingredients to achieve our award-winning chocolate. Experience the Ghirardelli difference: All Natural ingredients Intensely rich and perfectly balanced taste Finest grind for smoothest texture and easiest melting Our formulation for our Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips is our highest cacao content chip, delivering an intensely rich yet balanced chocolate sensation. Suggested Use Ghirardelli Chocolate Chip Cookies (Yield: 4 dozen cookies) 2 1/4 cups unsifted flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs 10 oz Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional) Preheat oven to 375??F. Stir flour with baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter with sugar and brown sugar at medium speed until creamy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed until incorporated. Gradually blend dry mixture into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts (if desired). Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Chocolate Melting Instructions: Stove Top: Place chips in double boiler over gently simmering (not boiling) water. Stir chips constantly until melted. Microwave: Heat chocolate in a microwave safe container at medium powder (50%) for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Stir until bowl no longer feels warm. Continue heating at 15-30 seconds intervals, stirring until smooth. Other Ingredients Bittersweet chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin- an emulsifier, vanilla). May contain milk. Warnings Store in a cool and dry place.
