chocolate sparklers
Chocolate Sparklers Source: Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme and Dorie Greenspan Makes about 30 cookies. These delicate icebox cookies are a delectable way to savor the essence o...
Ingredients
- 23/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3cupnatural unsweetened cocoa
- 11/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2cupplus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1egg yolk
Directions
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Chocolate Sparklers Source: Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme and Dorie Greenspan Makes about 30 cookies
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These delicate icebox cookies are a delectable way to savor the essence of chocolate flavors
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To make the edges crisp, roll the cookies in crystallized sugar before baking
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2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup natural unsweetened cocoa Pinch of ground cinnamon Pinch of salt 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted but
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Do not substitute reduced-fat spreads
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their higher water content often yields less-satisfactory results
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Sift the flour, cocoa, cinnamon and salt together and keep close at hand
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Place the butter in a mixer fitted with the paddle and beat on medium speed to soften it