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Friday, March 23, 2012

Coca Sables


Cocoa Sables 3-23-12



I love cookies!  My family loves cookies!  And we love chocolate, especially dark chocolate.  There’s something about making sweets that feels like a reward in the making.  Simple, everyday ingredients make it easy.  I wondered how the cookies would hold together when baked since there was no egg in the batter.  I wondered how I would finely chop my 73% dark chocolate bar to add to the mix.  Taking out a heavy chef’s knife I began at the corner and it was pretty easy to slice off very thin slivers.  I then cross cut it all again when I finished the bar.  The dough formed easily and I divided and rolled it in wax paper and it spent the night chilling.  The next evening I beat an egg, poured sanding sugar into a tray, brushed the chocolate log with the egg and rolled the log in the sugar several times.  I cut mine the half inch size that Dorie suggested.  Into the oven they went and the aroma of their baking was heavenly. 


Darn, no vanilla ice cream in the house, but a cold glass of milk will do.  Actually, I made tea while waiting for them to finish cooling and decided that would be just as good.  Son ate the first one, declared it was ‘pretty good’, and gave it a 7 (I swear the only high rankings he gives out are car related only) so I hand one to husband.  He likes mostly everything so I figured there’d be only praise coming from him.  He remarked on the cocoa taste and asked how much sugar was in them (he’s trying to be mindful about the amount he consumes, but his mouth doesn’t listen very well).  He said they’d be great with coffee.

I am the last to taste them.  I declare they are rich and chocolately, not overly sweet, and wish to make an ice cream sandwich with them.  Guess I will be stopping at the store on my way home from work to pick up a quart of vanilla.  Hey, it’s the weekend! 

Also thought about rolling the logs in nuts or crushed peppermint candies too.

9 comments:

  1. LOVE the peppermint idea. That would make a great christmas cookie. I just sent my husband to the store for some Cherry Garcia, and my second log's worth of cookies are in the oven. Oh boy!!

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  2. Maybe a little mint extract next time…I love chocolate and mint! Your sables look beautiful…nicely done!

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  3. How lovely they look. I'm glad they were a hit in your house, and I'll bet making an
    ice cream sandwich would be a great combination of flavors.

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  4. Very nice - glad this was a hit!
    The peppermint idea is a good one.

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  5. Beautifully done, Kathleen...your sanding sugar is such a lovely contrast to the cookies :) Have a great weekend~

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  6. Your cookies looks like the perfect holders for ice cream. Yum!

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  7. I used really dark chocolate too. I think that what made the cookies so good. The peppermint coating definitely sounds like something to try. Thanks for the book recommendation. I haven't heard of that one, but I'm adding to my list.

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  8. Kathleen, I like the manner in which you wrote this Post. The "I wonder's" are some of the "I Wonder's" I had. I actually think I would have been happier with my result if I had sliced then thinner and smaller. The intense chocolate flavor is a bit too intense and too chocolatey to my taste. Peppermint? That might do the trick for me also. I like your Post this week. mary

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  9. Your cookies are lovely! You got such a nice even coating of sugar on yours. These were great with milk, tea, and coffee, so I can imagine how delicious they would be with some ice cream.

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