World Peace Cookies
Deeply chocolaty, lightly salty, with a divine shortbread-but-not texture, these cookies are impossible to resist!
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 175g
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 30 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 11 tablespoons unsalted butter 156g, room temperature
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar 134g
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar 50g
- 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel or 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Sift flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda into a medium bowl.
- Add butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Add sugars, salt, and vanilla; beat 2 minutes more, scraping down sides as necessary.
- With the mixer off, add dry ingredients. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and mix on low until just combined (to minimize flying flour); uncover and continue to mix on low until just combined (the dough will be crumbly). Add chopped chocolate and mix until just combined.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Turn dough out onto work surface and gather into a disc, kneading if necessary. Roll into a circle 1/2-inch thick. Cut with 1 1/2-inch diameter biscuit cutter and transfer to prepared baking sheet for chilling - no need to leave space between as you're not baking them yet. Cover with plastic wrap or a second sheet of parchment paper and freeze for 2 hours or refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake cookies, preheat oven to 325˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange half of the cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake 12 minutes (cookies won't look done, this is okay). Transfer baking sheet to a wire cooling rack and let cool until warm or to room temperature before serving.
- Repeat with remaining dough if desired.
Notes
- Refrigerate unbaked cookies for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months. To bake frozen cookies, place in oven straight from the freezer and increase baking time by 1 minute.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 109IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
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