If you read Three Many Cooks regularly or have spent time with my fifth book The Perfect Recipe For Losing Weight and Eating Great, you know I love teatime. It’s that few minutes of the day I stop, brew a cup of tea, and treat myself. The sweet isn’t big or decadent–just a couple of light cookies like these ginger-glazed chocolate wafers to enjoy and restore me.
If you haven’ made teatime part of your daily ritual, now’s a good time to start. As the weather turn chilly and the days shorten, a cup of tea enriches and lightens the day. As the holidays approach I’ve also found the daily tea and treat keeps me on track. Allowing myself this nice treat keeps me from some of the naughtier temptations.
Black and Tan Cookies
by: Three Many Cooks
Serves: Makes 4 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup confectioner's sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Wisk flour and cocoa together in a medium bowl. Whisk egg, vanilla, and salt together in a small bowl. Cream coconut oil and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg mixture; continue beating until well incorporated. Add flour mixture; beat over low speed to form a dark, smooth dough. Divide dough in half and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes. (Can be refrigerated up to two days or double wrapped and frozen for one month.)
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Working one disc at a time, roll dough on a lightly floured work surface to ⅛-inch thick, sprinkling surface with flour as needed to keep dough from sticking. Using a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut dough into desired shapes. Place dough shapes ½-inch apart on a silpat- or parchment-lined cookie sheet
- Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Use a thin bladed spatula to immediately transfer cookies to a cooling rack. Cool to room temperature. Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking remaining dough, rolling scraps to create as many cookies as possible.
- Meanwhile, mix confectioner's sugar, ginger and milk in a small bowl, adding droplets or more milk, if necessary to make a pourable glaze. Using the tines of a fork, drizzle glaze over cooled cookies. Let sit until glaze hardens, then serve. (Cookies can be stored in an airtight tin for several weeks.)
Notes
Makes about 4 dozen 2-inch cookies
These look great – I like the stars!
I love the idea for teatime – a chance to just sit down, relax, think. What a good way to focus the rest of the day. And obviously cookies would help 🙂
oh, these flavors sound fantastic. maybe even a little chopped candied ginger sprinkle, too. . .