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Chocolate Sparkle Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb bittersweet chocolate, chopped
½ cup butter at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp pure orange extract
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups ground almonds
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
coarse sugar for rolling
Directions:
Directions:
1. Place the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler or a heat proof bowl over simmering water. Gently stir until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth and shiny. Stir in the vanilla and orange extracts, then remove the bowl from over the water.
2. Toss the eggs and sugar into a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer om the highest speed until the sugar is smoothly dissolved and the mixture thickens dramatically into smooth ribbons that fall from the beater, no more than 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, whisk together the ground almonds and cocoa powder.
3. Pour the egg mixture over the chocolate mixture, then sprinkle with the almond mixture. fold the works together with a rubber spatula until everything is evenly combined.
4. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled and firm, several hours or overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 325ºF and turn on convection fan if you have one. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
6. Pour a little coarse sugar into a shallow dish. Scoop out tablespoons of the dough and roll them into 1 inch balls. Roll the balls in the sugar, then arrange 1 inch apart on the baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 min.
7. Transfer to racks to cool.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
60 cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hr plus baking time
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
You can use almond flour in place of some or all of the ground almonds. This will give a smoother texture.
This recipe came from Chef Michael Smith

 

 

 

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