Chocolate Nest Cookies
Adapted by Tammy Circeo from a Martha Stewart recipe
Beautiful cookies for beautiful celebrations
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Chilling 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- ½ cup plus 2 Tablespoon sugar organic cane
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour, or 1-for-1 gluten free mix plus more for rolling out
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cocoa powder, organic
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped bars
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 2 cups sweetened, shredded coconut
- 120 chocolate eggs 3 for each cookie
In the large mixing bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter and sugar with the paddle attachment or use a large mixing bowl with a hand-held electric mixer.
Add the flour, salt, and cocoa powder and mix on low speed until a dough forms, about 2 minutes. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill until firm, 30 minutes minimum. Or overnight, if you have other things to do!
To form the cookies, remove the dough from the fridge at least an hour before you roll them out. On a lightly-floured surface, roll to ¼-inch thickness, cut with a 2-inch round cutter, and refrigerate on the baking sheets for about 20 minutes. Or, again, overnight, if you need to.
When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the cookies till firm, about 14 minutes. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
To Make the Ganache
Put the chocolate, cream, and espresso powder in a small pot over low heat stirring occasionally until the chocolate melts and combines with the cream. You can also use a double boiler if you are worried about burning the chocolate.
Set the chocolate aside to cool to room temperature, then cool in the fridge for about 30 minutes.. Whisk till it is or spreadable texture.
To Assemble the Cookies
Spread ganache on each cookie base, leaving a little "lip" around the edges. Place three chocolate eggs on each, then sprinkle coconut around, pressing it into the edges a bit.
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