Costco's Chocolate Muffins

Costco's Chocolate Muffins

3 1/2 cups flour

4 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 cups cocoa, divided

1 cup hot water

2 cups sugar

2/3 cups oil

4 eggs + 1 egg yolk

4 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups sour cream

2 1/2 cups chocolate chips, divided

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line or grease Texas-size muffin pans.

2. Whisk 1/2 cup cocoa with 1/2 cups hot water. Set aside.

3. Mix flour baking powder, baking soda and salt with 1 cup cocoa.

4. Whisk together the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla.

Stir in the sour cream and the cocoa/water mix.

5. Add the dry ingredients. Stir just to combine.

Fold in 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips.

6. Fill the muffin cups 3/4th's full. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top.

Bake 25 - 30 minutes. Toothpick will come out clean.

Cool in pan 10 minutes. Transfer to racks.

Makes 12 jumbo muffins