Name: Soft Chocolate Cookies With Grapefruit and Star Anise
Yield: Makes about 40
Ingredients: 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, diced; 1 teaspoon plus 1/4 cup sugar; 3 whole star anise*; 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 2 large eggs; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 teaspoons finely grated grapefruit peel

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Soft Chocolate Cookies with Grapefruit and Star AniseChristopher Griffith

Grapefruit and chocolate make a surprisingly delicious pairing. Star anise adds an underlying spiciness to the tender cookies.

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