What is better than 1 choc-chip cookie?… How about 2 choc-chip cookies joined together with even more chocolate to create a Christmas cookie delight?! Yes, yes and yes!! Get baking and enjoy this twist on a much-loved favourite.
Serves: 8 Serves
Prep: 45 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Ingredients:
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Ganache:
- 110g bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 5 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons crème fraîche
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 190°. Spread the nuts in a pie plate and toast for 8 minutes; let cool, then chop.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle (or using a handheld mixer), cream the butter with the sugars and vanilla at medium speed, about 1 minute. Beat in the egg. With the mixer at low speed, beat in the dry ingredients. Beat in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Spoon level tablespoons of the dough onto 2 ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, until firm.
- Put the chocolate in a bowl. In a saucepan, bring the cream and corn syrup to a boil; pour over the chocolate and let stand for 1 minute. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in the crème fraîche. Refrigerate the ganache, stirring occasionally, until thick and spreadable, 1 hour.
- Bake the cookies for 12 minutes, until golden; let cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- Sandwich the chocolate-chip cookies with the ganache and serve.
Source: Foodandwine.com