South of the border chocolate cookies
Cookies
The fabulous mrslarkin turned me onto the Mint Chocolate Cookies from Bon Appetit. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Mint-Chocolate-Cookies-104519 They are a fantastic cookie with a great balance of chocolate and mint, and if you follow mrslarkin's recommendation of baking them for 9 minutes they turn out chewy and delicious. I made some for a cookie swap, and they were a big hit. I only had Dutched cocoa powder on hand, so eliminated the baking soda and increased the baking powder to a tablespoon (to account for the loss of acid). They turned out perfectly, though maybe not quite as good as mrslarkins!
<br />Of course my mind jumped to a flavor variation idea – What if they had a Mexican chocolate flavor profile? I decided to tinker, and was quite pleased with the outcome, so am sharing the recipe. I use a mix of turbinado and metallic gold crystal sugar (or edible 24kt gold powder) to make them look especially festive, and add a little bit of crunch as a counterpoint to the soft cookie. Hope you enjoy!
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