2012/06/03

Dark Chocolate Mint Cookies


I wanted to make some unique cookies for a wedding I recently attended.  I started with this Martha Stewart recipe, but I just made the cookie part.

1 cup Dark Cocoa Powder
0.5 cup + 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
0.5 cup Unsalted Butter
0.5 cup granulated sugar
1 egg

To that recipe, I added:
Andes mint chips (about 1/4 cup)
Instant coffee (about 1 tbsp)
Cinnamon (about 1/2 tsp)

I also baked them longer than the recipe suggests- maybe 15 -20 mins and skiped the refridgerator step.

Then, I melted chocolate chips on lowest setting of my range (a double broiler would probably have been best), constantly stirring, and very slowly I mixed in water and about 1tsp of oil until it was a fluid.  Finally, I dipped into the melted chocolate the tops of the cookies.

They ended up quite tasty!