Description
Crisp, buttery cocoa sables that are not too sweet, but very flavorful and easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix flour
- cocoa powder
- and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Beat softened butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until the mixture looks like overwhipped whipped cream. Add egg yolk and vanilla extract; mix well. Add dry ingredients. Use a spatula to mix them in until evenly moistened.
- Divide the dough into thirds or quarters and knead a little bit on a large sheet of waxed paper. Gather into a ball
- then shape into a 1 1/2-inch cylinder or square tube. Wrap up with the waxed paper
- pushing in the sides so that the tube is evenly thick from left to right. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour
- and up to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice dough into 1/4-inch thick cookies with a sharp knife. Arrange on the baking sheets
- spacing them 1/2 inch apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven until firm
- 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before eating.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 84