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Mood-Booster Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
6 oz. unsweetened chocolate, broken up
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut up
2 tsp. instant espresso coffee powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
3 egg whites
1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 egg yolk
1/3 cup almond flour
3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
Directions:
Directions:
1. Pile unsweetened chocolate and butter into a small microwave-safe bowl. Zap just to melt (about 1 minute). Stir in instant espresso coffee powder, vanilla, and salt.

2. Slide egg whites into the bowl of a stand mixer. Pour in lemon juice. Using the whisk attachment, whip on high speed until frothy. Still whipping, slowly cascade in sugar. Continue whipping until mixture is pale and thick. Add egg yolk, then chocolate mixture, and then almond flour, mixing after each addition. Fold in chopped bittersweet chocolate.

3. Chill batter for 20 minutes. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 350ºF.

4. Assemble balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake until cookies are puffed, matte and just set, about 12 minutes.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
21

 

 

 

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