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Espresso Nib Cookies
Recipe Copyright© Alice
Medrich: Bittersweet; Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate
I N G R E D I E N T S
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 Tablespoons unsalted butter
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate (If you are feeling advanced enough, use
your own cocoa liquer, maybe the well balanced Barinas), coarsely
chopped.
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons finely ground coffee beans (freshly ground) Ed. note:
...and freshly roasted, properly rested, of course...:)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup
Cacao Nibs
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N S T R U C T I O N S
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and mix
together thoroughly with a whisk or fork. Set aside.
Place the butter and chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl in a wide
skillet of barely simmering water and stir occasionally until melted and
smooth. Remove from the heat and set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, coffee
beans, and vanilla until pale and thick, about 5 minutes. Stir in the
chocolate mixture. Stir in the flour mixture and, finally, the nibs.
Cover the dough and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour, or up to 4
days.
Position the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat
the oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment or wax
paper.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of batter 1 1/2 inches apart on the lined
cookie sheets. Bake, rotating the sheets from top to bottom and front to
back halfway through the baking time to ensure even baking, until the
cookies are puffed and dry on the surface but still soft and gooey
within, 7 to 9 minutes. Carefully slide the cookies, still on the
parchment, onto racks. Let cool completely. (The cookies can be stored,
airtight, at room temperature for 2 days, or frozen for longer storage.)
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About Cocoa Nibs
Cocoa nibs are simply roasted cocoa beans separated from their husks and
broken in to small bits. The nibs are a new chef favorite and can be used in
place of nuts atop ice cream or in cookies and even as a snack.
cocoa nibs:
buy at gourmetsleuth.com
More Cocoa Nib Recipes
Banana Nibby Bread
Cocoa
Nib Panna Cotta
Almond Cocoa Nib Sticks
Espresso Nib Cookies
Cocoa Nib Rugelach
Dark Chocolate Pie with Cocoa Nib Praline
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