Chocolate Cookies With Espresso Ganache |
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Prep Time: 180 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 190 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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These cookies are a little labor intensive, but oh so worth it and decadent. This recipe came from a magazine a few years ago. These are a good cookie for cookie exchange. They will hold up to the shipping. The prep time includes refrigeration. Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups flour |
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder |
1 pinch salt |
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened |
2/3 cup sugar |
1 large egg |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
3/4 cup whipping cream |
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder |
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, very finely chopped |
icing sugar, for dusting |
Directions:
1. Cookies:.
2. Blend together flour, espresso powder and salt. Set aside.
3. Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
4. Add egg and beat for 2 minutes. Add vanilla and mix.
5. Stir in cocoa powder until just blended.
6. Slowly add flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
7. Scrape dough onto work surface and divide into two. Form each into disk; cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
8. Preheat oven to 325°F; line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
9. Remove 1 disk from fridge and between sheets of parchment, roll out dough to thickness of about 3/16 x 10 inches.
10. Cut out dough using a 2-inch fluted rectangular cutter.
11. Place cookies on prepared sheets.
12. Bake 8 - 10 minutes. Cool.
13. Ganache:.
14. In small pan combine whipping cream and espresso. Bring just to boil.
15. Remove from heat, and add chopped chocolates, whisk until smooth.
16. Chill 1/2 hour.
17. Spread about 1 tsp ganache onto bottom of each cookie, top with another cookie.
18. Dust with icing sugar.
19. NOTE: I usually double the ganache! I find that we like more filling in the cookies. And besides - it is good right off the spoon, so there alone you need to double - LOL.
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