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1.4 million people.
This is the number of people in the US that suffer from Crohn’s disease and Colitis. There is no cure. One of those sufferers, is my best friend Beka.

Death by Chocolate Cookies
Chewy, soft and rich chocolate cookies studded with chunks of bittersweet chocolate. They are sure to satisfy your chocolate cravings!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Flour
- ½ cup Dutch Processed Cocoa
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¾ cup Sugar
- ¾ cup Brown Sugar
- 10 Tsp Butter, melted and cooled
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 4 oz. Bittersweet Chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions and heave oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt together in bowl.
- Whisk together granulated sugar and brown sugar in large bowl. Whisk in melted butter until incorporated.
- Whisk in eggs and vanilla until smooth. Gently stir in flour mixture with rubber spatula until soft dough forms. Stir in chopped chocolate.
- Working with 2 tablespoons of dough at a time, drop cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
- Bake cookies until edges are set but centers are soft and chewy, about 14 minutes, switching and rotating baking sheets halfway through baking.
- Let cookies cool slightly on baking sheets. Serve while warm or at room temperature.
Notes
America’s Test Kitchen Quick Family Cookbook
Thank you for sharing your friend’s story. I also have a friend with crohn’s who is currently trying for her first baby and juggling the medication, etc. You are a great friend for bringing awareness and those photos about are priceless. Good luck with the Bake Sale!
An awesome cause and delicious cookies. Good luck and I hope you raise a tonnn of money!! <3
Such a good idea – my boyfriend’s sister has colitis and I know what an awful disease it can be. I hope you raise loads and loads of money!
This is such a great post. Thanks for hosting the bake sale! I’ll do everything in my power to help 🙂 And these cookies – YES PLEASE!
Awesome awesome awesome. Can’t wait to put some bids in this weekend.
Oh yeah… and these cookies look fab!
What a true friend you are. I’m so glad to be part of this good cause and can’t wait for more excitement when it opens. Now I need those choco cookies. 🙂
I LOVE that you’re doing this and wish I could have participated more. Hope everything is a smashing success!
What an amazing friend you are and a great cause for such a terrible disease.
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Thank you for sharing your brave friends journey and for supporting such an amazing cause. I also suffer with crohn’s disease and it is a challenge every day, but when I read inspiring stories like this one and see all of the people who support finding a cure, it gives me hope for a better tomorrow.
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Love you. Love Beka. This is going to be so much fun!
LOVE YOU TWO BEAUTIFUL STUNNING AMAZING LADIES!!!
There is a genetic association with Crohn’s disease, primarily with variations of the NOD2 gene and its protein, which senses bacterial cell walls. Siblings of affected individuals are at higher risk.*”,`
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