Friday, December 13, 2013

Brown Sugar Cookies With Chocolate, Pecans And Sea Salt


How can you go wrong with chocolate, toasted pecans, brown sugar and a little sea salt!

Makes: About 4 dozen 2 inch cookies


Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
2 sticks salted butter, cold cut into chunks
1 egg
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted 
Sea Salt flakes, like from a from grinder

Directions:


  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Whisk the flour and baking powder together and set aside.
  • Cream the sugars and butter together. Add the egg and extract and mix until well combined.
  • Add the flour mixture in three parts and beat just until combined, scraping down the bowl.
  • The dough will be thick, pull out half of the dough and knead to combine, do the same with the remaining dough and set aside.
  • On a floured surface, roll out the first half of the dough to about 1/4″ thick.  Using a 2 inch scalloped edge round cutter, cut into shapes.
  • Place the first set of cut outs on a parchment lined baking sheets and place in freezer for 10 minutes.
  • Complete the same process using the second half of the dough.
  • Bake cookies for 9-12 minutes, depending on the size of your cutter. Let sit a few minutes on the sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack.
  • While cookies are cooling, set up a double boiler and melt the chocolate over the simmering water.
  • When cookies are cool, add a dollop of chocolate to the center of the cookie and using a small spoon spread the chocolate spread out almost to the edge of the cookie.
  • While the chocolate is still wet, sprinkle lightly with the chopped toasted pecans and a few grains of sea salt. Let the chocolate set.
Source:  savorgoodfood.wordpress.com


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