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Chocolate icebox cookies
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PREP TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
2 hrs 15 min
Makes
40 sandwich cookies
Photo, Liam Morgan.
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup Speculoos butter
- gold pearl dust , (optional)
- vodka , (optional)
Instructions
- WHISK flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
- BEAT butter and sugar in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Using a wooden spoon, gradually stir in flour mixture just until dough comes together.
- DIVIDE dough into 2 portions. Shape each into an 6-in round or square or triangular log.
- WRAP each with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or up to 1 week.
- PREHEAT oven to 350F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment. Cut logs into 1/8-in. thick slices. Arrange 1-in apart on prepared sheets. Bake until cookies are no longer shiny, about 12 min. Let stand on baking sheet 2 min. Remove cookies to a rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough. Spread bottoms of half of cookies with 1/2 tsp Speculoos butter. Sandwich with remaining cookies.
- ADD 1/2 tsp gold dust to small bowl. Add 1/4 tsp vodka, stirring just until thin enough to paint with. Brush tops of sandwich cookies with gold paint. Cookies will keep well in a covered container at room temperature up to 2 days.
How to roll icebox cookie dough
Nutrition (per cookie)
- Calories
- 57,
- Protein
- 1 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 6 g,
- Fat
- 4 g,
- Sodium
- 22 mg.
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