Espresso Icebox Coins
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Martha Stewart Living, December 2007
- Yield Makes about 7 dozen
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee
- 1 tablespoon boiling water
- 2 sticks (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
Directions
- Stir together espresso and boiling water. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla and espresso. Add flour and salt, and beat until just combined. Beat in chocolate.
- Divide dough in half, and shape into two 10-inch-long logs, about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Wrap each in parchment, and freeze for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Let dough stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, and space 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until centers are set and edges are golden, about 12 minutes. Let cool on wire racks. (Cookies can be stored in airtight containers for up to 3 days.) Before serving, dust with cocoa powder.
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I whipped up a half-batch this evening to see how it would go without melting the chocolate, using whole-wheat pastry flour and a little extra espresso. This is a delicious, unique "adult-taste" cookie, but would definitely be better if the chocolate were melted before it was "beaten" into the batter, otherwise you do have melted chunks. By the way, I could see serving these delicate -- but very rich -- cookies with a small glass of ruby red port after an elegant winter dinner!
I have not made yet - if I have time this weekend I am going to do it.
But it sounds like you are correct. It would be hard to 'beat in' hard chocolate.
Thank you for pointing it out!
I think the choclate is suppose to be melted in this receipe, is that right? The picture shows a chocolate cookie not a chocolate chunk cookie. Has anyone made these yet?