Double chocolate, expresso, chipotle, almond cookies.

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Oh my! I had to share this recipe!

As a single ski bum, I have been feeding daily on cream cheese, fruit braid and pulla for nearly three weeks now. I have also discovered parts of long ago baked breads in the depths of my freezer. Some still excellent and a couple over time. Time to start baking loaves again and time to feed my starter.

I have baked these cookies a couple of times with great results and this time decided to spike things with a little chipotle powder and some almond. This recipe just called out for some nuts!

Here is the mix:

85g semi sweet chocolate, ( I used 15 g unsweetened and 70g semi)

1Tbs butter

1/4 cuo + 2 Tbs sugar

2Tbs fine ground expresso coffee

1/2 cup flour

1 Tbs cocao pow

1/2 tsp baking pow

1/4 tsp salt

1 egg beaten with 1 Tbs water

1/2 -1 tsp chipotle powder

Mix all of the above ingredients, then fold in:

1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips.

The batter looked lacking, so I added:

1/2 cup slivered almonds

I spooned about 1.5 Tbs onto a baking parchment lined baking sheet, then rounded, flattened and shaped the cookies before baking.

Bake 300F 18 - 20 minutes and allow to cool on baking trays. This is a half version and take off of Giada's recipe and I believe credit where credit is due:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/double-chocolate-and-espresso-cookies-recipe.html

Happy baking! Ski

These do sound good, Ski! Chewy, chocolate-y and with a touch of heat. Yum! They would be gone soon.

Cathy

else.  Rye for the flour and maybe a pinch of flaky sea salt on the top for special occasions.  You know we are gong to make these this weekend  and some ice cream to stick them in  :-)  Well done Ski

about using walnut rye altus to make choco-cookies...  ...been chewing on slices (for days) with sweet butter and blue cheese until I ran out of cheese.  Started cutting some slices into cubes...  Flaky sea salt huh?    DB, you're a riot!

I might take the recipe and tip in some cream and cubes instead of almonds keeping in the heat.

Wow, like your cookies!  

. . . chocolate with a kick. I used 1 tsp of chipotle pow and at first taste thought 1/2 may be better. However after a couple of cookies I got used to the chili bite. The base recipe is a very good one, but I think I like it better with the chili and nuts. I really like the idea of added seas salt to the tops dab and will try this next bake. Yes it is the weekend and you and Lucy should give these a go I'm sure she will find something creative to add. Any type of nuts would be good. Happy baking folks! Ski
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Just made these with 50% rye flour. Good stuff, and they have a kick!

I put some sugar in; did you leave it out on purpose?

 

Bob