Recipe - Mrs Fields Chocolate Raisin Cookies

1 cup BUTTER,DIVIDED
2 ounce UNSWEETENED BAKING CHOCOLATE
2 One fourth cup FLOUR
One half teaspoon SODA
One fourth teaspoon SALT
1 cup DARK BROWN SUGAR, PACKED
One half cup SUGAR
2 lg EGGS
2 teaspoon VANILLA EXTRACT
1 One half cup RAISINS
1 cup SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS

PREHEAT OVEN TO 300*F. IN A DOUBLEBOILER OVER HOT
BUT NOT BOILING WATER, MELT One half CUP BUTTER AND THE
CHOCOLAT. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND SET ASIDE. IN MEDIUM
BOWL, COMBINE FLOUR, SODA AND SALT. IN A LARGE BOWL
WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER BLEND SUGARS AT MEDIUM SPEED
UNTIL FLUFFY. ADD THE REMAINING One half CUP BUTTER AND MIX
TO FORM A GRAINY PASTE, SCRAPING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE
BOWL. ADD EGGS AND VANILLA, AND BEAT AT MEDIUM SPEED
UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. ADD MELTED CHOCOLATE AND BLEND
UNTIL THOROUGHLY COMBINED. ADD THE FLOUR MIXTURE,
RAISINS AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS. BLEND JUST UNTIL
COMBINED. DROP BY ROUNDED TABLESPOONS ONTO UNGREASED
BAKING SHEETS 2 INCHES APART. BAKE FOR 2022 MIN OR
UNTIL SET. TRANSFER TO COOL, FLAT SURFACE IMMEDIATELY
WITH A SPATULA.

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