Homemade Thin Mints « The Moveable Feasts. I am writing to you from the sluggish, self-wallowing position of a lowly college student that must go back to school.
I realize that almost all other students have been back in classes for a good week or two by now and that I am very fortunate to have had a little more than a full month for Christmas break, but still, it doesn’t ease that looming weight of what will soon be my bag filled with textbooks and essays. These cookies are my parting farewell from my home, the land of always-excuses-to-eat-cookies and never-ending-fully-stocked-pantry. I made these as part of a routine I got while lazing around at home this past month. After waking up, feeding the dog, and watching the Martha Stewart Show, I’d head off to the gym which, upon coming home, I would of course need to counteract by making something addicting and unhealthy. I think a crumbly soft and crunchy chocolate shortbread cookie coated with glossy chocolate fits the bill, no?
Chocolate Crackles. I’ve been eyeballing these cookies since I first saw a recipe for them in a special Martha Stewart holiday cookie magazine printed back in 2006 and again in her Cookies Cookbook.
Every time I’ve looked through my magazine, these Chocolate Crackles have always leapt off the page and said make me. Make Me. MAKE. ME. But I didn’t listen until now. They are yummy and soft and just plain pretty. So really that’s all you need to know, right? Start out with 8 ounces of bittersweet chocolate. Melt the chocolate in a saucepan over another pot of simmering water. I transferred it to a heatproof plastic bowl so it could cool a bit more quickly.
And yes, I tested the temp with my finger. While the chocolate cools, mix together the flour, cocoa baking powder and salt… … until it’s all combined and beautiful. Set aside and beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Inspiried by Levain Bakery’s Dark Chocolate Cookies. Last week my daughter and I were watching The Best Thing I Ever Ate and I was mesmerized by the giant dark chocolate cookies from Levain Bakery in New York City that Rocco DiSpirito was going on and on about.
They looked like giant fudgey chocolaty deliciousness. I have not been able to get them off my mind (trust me, I’ve tried). I had to replicate these cookies with some form of a copycat. I am so glad I did. AMAZING. They were everything I hoped for – dark, fudgey, thick and rich. Here is the amazingly yummy Levain Bakery Inspired Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe… Giant Double Chocolate Cookies Yield: 12 very large cookies Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter, cubed 1¼ cup sugar 2 large eggs ½ cup dark cocoa powder 2¼ cups all-purpose flour ¼ tsp. coarse salt 1 tsp. baking powder 2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions:
Chocolate Snowball Cookies. Okay, I know most of y’all are all amped up about turkey right now, and cookies aren’t a priority.
But I’m sure by the weekend your priorities will shift. So I’m sharing these now, before I dash of to New York City for the weekend (!!!) To take in the Thanksgiving day parade, followed by Black Friday. I realize that I have demonstrated difficulty handling store lineups, and big crowds make me want to rock in the fetal position with crazy eyes, humming loudly to myself. But Black Friday in NYC still seems like a good idea to me… These cookies totally rocked my socks.
A few tips for perfect chocolate snowballs: 1. 2. Mint Chocolate Cookies. For all fans of mint and chocolate, have I got the cookie for you.
They are like Christmas in your mouth. In fact, with the rich smell of these tasty treats baking in the oven, it took all my strength to keep my Christmas boxes in the basement. The thing is, once I get started, I am unstoppable. I am obsessed with Christmas. I managed to keep the sparkly holiday paraphernalia in storage, but compromised by extracting every December food magazine issue from my overstuffed-to-the-point-of-being-a-safety-risk cookbook bookcase and having another cookie. Christmas confession #1: Last year I asked someone to help me put up indoor christmas lights, and said person (having many gifts, but workmanship not being one of them) decided the best way to accomplish this would be to use a construction-size staple gun and an assortment of large nails.
Speaking of my talented significant other who should never own a tool other than a computer mouse, I just finished his portrait!