French Fridays with Dorie – Haiku
Pretty much the same…
World Peace, Korova, Sable
Dorie must love ’em
Three cookbooks!
Chocolate short breads in each.
Redundant cookie!
Eh, what can you do?
You cannot stop with just one
So grab some cold milk
Shout from the rooftop!
Evangelical cookies
Dorie preaches them.
Cocoa Sablés
And preach she should! So if it seems as if I’m giving Dor’ a bit of a hard time its because I am. This cookie variant has been featured in quite a few of The Dor’s books but the tasty truth of the matter is this particular cookie deserves it. Its that good.
This week it is the assignment for French Friday’s with Dorie and even thought I’ve made it before several times you didn’t need to ask me twice to join right in. In previous posts I’ve shared a bit about my adaptations and secrets for keeping things round as well…
Adapted from Dorie Greenspan’s Around My French Table
This is what you will need:
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 10 ounces unsalted butter (2 ½ sticks), at room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ pound semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (Dorie says these are optional but they quite simply are not.)
This is how you make it:
- Fit a stand mixer the paddle attachment and then mix the butter with the sugar until it comes together.
- Add the vanilla extract and mix until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture until just combined, scraping 1-2 times but do not over mix.
- Divide the dough into two portions and make them into logs about 1 ¾ inches in diameter.
- The dough will be a bit dry, so work with it a little to get it into a solid log. If you don’t you will get some creases and it might break when cutting at times. I speak from experience. Form them into logs, wrap them in parchment and then chill the logs.
- I wrapped the logs in pita bread so that they would stay round while chilling.
- Cookies are generally best if they have some time to rest, so chill the logs at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Remove the logs from the refrigerator and slice them into ½ inch rounds.
- Dorie suggests painting the logs with an egg wash and then rolling in sanding sugar to finish before baking. I would just skip the egg wash. Its not needed and will clump the sugar. Also, granulated would be just fine. Place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet about 1 inch apart and bake for 10-14 minutes.
- I’ve found that the cookies are done when they feel dry on top and are somewhat firm to the touch.
Oh, choco cookies
I don’t have patience for you
But I will eat you
There once was a lad named Trevor
The Doristas all thought he was clever…
Some weeks he would post short poems
Sometimes he would write a tome
Can’t wait to see his next endeavor!
Have a great weekend!
lol. Replies in verse make me giddy. They make my day too! Thanks Cher!!!!
Silly Dorista!
Limericks are not haiku
But they can be fun!
^^^^^^^^^ What Cher said! You’re just too clever for words Trevor!!!
Thanks Mardi! I hope you will join in the verse one of these times! I KNOW you are clever enough to do so!
Mardi parrots Cher
Now what does she want to do?
Back to macarons!
Oh clever Trevor!
What would I do without you?
Be hopelessly bored.
My dearest Trixie
Without me to distract you?
Get lots of work done!
I agree that the chopped bittersweet chocolate is a must not an option
Yeah, right? How silly of Dorie to imply it is optional!
Oh, Trevor, it’s wayyyyy too early in the AM to try to top your Haiku and Cher’s reply. So I’ll just enjoy the banter. These cookies didn’t wow me but I do think I would have been happier had they been round. Mine were not! I think I will wander over to Pinterest and see what you have been up to. Mary http://www.lightsonbrightnobrakes.com/
Its never too early for haiku Mary. never. I wrap my cookie logs in a piece of pita bread to hold them in the fridge and keep them round. RoundISH at least.
You’re so right, Trevor!! Extra chocolate should NEVER be an option!! You’re SO tempting me with these, being not only a cookie lover but even more of a chocolate fiend!!!
You ARE a clever Trevor, I agree! Have a great day, as you’ve brought a smile to mine.
lot of love.
Carol
Carol! Thanks for dropping by! Let me know if you make these!
A recurring theme
Is not that big of a deal…
It’s effing choc’late!
Your cookies look good
My eyes seem to focus on
That sugary edge
Oh Adriana
Your sables and their cool shapes!
I remain jealous!
What is in the shape?
effing chocolate indeed!
(I snuck another!)
Ah, all poets & they don’t know it.
Sables, Chablis, serendipity .
Poetic cookies
Eat one and create in verse!
My new invention.
Is it possible to leave a comment here without taking the time to make it rhyme? (I don’t think so!) Oh Sables… I would climb out on a million ledges to spy your sandy edges, I can’t begin to address your chocolatey bottoms that only a metal rack will caress but according to Dorie- even if hell freezes over a cookie jar will never contain your glory!
Lon’ly cookie jar
Cursed and absent of World Peace
Its still not in hell!
I could go for a few dozen of these right now. Too much?
Hoarding these cookies?
Beware the Grubarazzi!
She took them, likely.
Oh Haiku Master,
you made up four.
Plus cocoa sables, we adore!
Why do you
make us think so?
Until we make comments that make no sense :/
You think you have to?
I am replying to all
In CORRECT haiku!
You are Foodiva!
You crown me Haiku Master!
But call me Sis. Boom.
You haiku-ed almost every reply!
I bow down
to your brilliance.
😉
Sorry Trevor….I love all the Haiku…but I’m not so clever! Your sables look gorgeous…perfect sugary edge! Have a great weekend! Love your posts…they always make me smile!
Don’t sell yourself short!
We have all seen you create!
Haiku is easy!
If only I could come up with haikus like you! Your cookies look delicious. I’m glad you put chocolate bits in your dough.
Ah! Chocolate bits.
Chunklets of fudgy goodness!
Perhaps you missed yours?
HAHA–“evangelical cookies.” I like it. I’m impressed you worked that into a haiku. I need to try these World Peace Cookies that everyone keeps talking about.
Dorie does “preach” sables!
Doristas come to worship.
Cookie chef soapbox.
I agree that the extra chocolate is NOT optional!! 🙂
Optional chocolate?
Yeah right. As if that would fly!
No agreement there.
That makes sense, because I was having flashbacks (and sadly, not in a good way) to the World Peace Cookies as I was making these. For some reason, neither cookie worked out for me. I feel confident that I am just doing something wrong with them, or it’s my cocoa powder, but I always feel like the only person in the room who doesn’t get the joke when it comes to these cookies.
Start with good cocoa
Never skimp on these cookies
Ingredients must be good.
World Peace/Korova,
I thought I’d never made them.
I guess I have now.
I notice you didn’t call this Haiku *French* Fridays – haiku en français might be a little much.
My lovely Damp Foot!
It is true. You have made them.
World Peace with sprinkles.
I can’t even think about keeping up with all you “young” people and your Haiku, whatever,
but your Cocoa sablés look great.
Young is as young does
Even Nanas can be ‘young’
Haiku really helps
Wow! Delicious chocolatey goodness! I couldn’t haiku to save my life, but these cookies are worth a try!
Dor does love her chocolate, and these were definitely worthy of love! Glad you enjoyed, even if they are redundant.
Gorgeous, Trevor! I’m very intrigued by the pepper chocolate version…
Have a great weekend!
Beautifully done, Trevor…and you definitely don’t want this science major to attempt any poetry 😉
I flunked poetry in Kindergarten, but have learned to cope over the years. The sables are quite a delicious endeavor in the making. I’m sure that you enjoyed all the baking. Wait, I think I’m getting it back…..! I love your little chocolate bits and of course, the monolithic sugar crystals. I heart them.
You’re right–there’s never too much
Chocolate. But that’s also true
Regarding world peace.
I can certainly understand why Dorie preaches about these cookies. They were certainly a hit at my house and disappeared faster than most cookies I have made. A glass of cold milk is a must with these!
I love how you have decorated the outside of each cookie by rolling in sugar – it looks so pretty 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Latest: Colossal Caramel Peanut Monster Cookies
Chocolate cookie rolls,
Lovely with a cup of tea
Or any way at all
I was blind to the word optional next to chocolate in the recipe… Thanks for the tip on rolling pita.
Your cookies are gorgeous! (sorry, poetry is not my strong suit…but I enjoyed yours)
You wrapped them in pita bread? How interesting. I’ll have to try that, I always struggle with getting my cookies round. For some reason I like the World Peace cookies a lot better than these, although I was thinking while I was making them that they are extremely similar.
Just Brilliant!