chocolate cayenne cutout cookies
By: claire adas
Published: Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 10:41am

Ingredients




2 cups flour
1/2 cup dark, unsweetened cocoa
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 t. cayenne
1/2 t. ginger powder
1/4 t. black pepper
1/2 t. salt
1/2 cup (one stick) cold unsweetened butter (not frozen, though) cut in small pieces
1 egg yolk
1 or 2 T black coffee
1 cup 60% dark chocolate chips

Preparation

1 Mix the flour, cocoa, sugar, cayenne, ginger, pepper and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and work it in with two knives or your fingers till you have a crumb-like consistency. Mix in the egg yolk. Add just enough coffee to have a workable dough. 2 Wrap in foil or plastic and refrigerate for 1/2 an hour or more. 3 When you’re ready to use it, roll it out on a well-floured surface till it’s about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out in desired shapes. 4 Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 6 minutes. Let them cool completely. 5 Melt the chocolate chips over (not in) hot water. With a flat knife, spread a generous helping of chocolate on each cookie. 6 Let them cool and set before eating.

About

Spicy chocolate cookies with cayenne and black pepper, coated with dark dark chocolate.