Grab your friend, mom or child and let's have fun making one of my favorite desserts. We all deserve that sweet bite every once-in-a while... Ever since i was a child, i remember enjoying every bit of my mom's decadent sablés. They'd be gone in 24 hours.
Definition: Sablé is a classic French cookie originating in Normandy. The word sablé is French and stands for "sand". As the name implies, it has the sandy and similar texture of delicate shortbread cookies. As you can see, 2 layers of sablé can be made into a sandwich after spreading chocolate or jam filling.
Nutrition Tip: Enjoy desserts in moderation. As Marcus Tullius Cicero once said: “Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.”
Recipe:
Makes 35 cookies.Ingredients:
2 cups white flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (good quality)
2 sticks unsalted butter softened
1/2 tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (good quality)
Method:
Use the bowl of an electric mixer (or a hand mixer), beat butter until light and fluffy. Then add sugar, egg and vanilla extract and beat until blended.
In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture gradually and beat just until a smooth dough forms. Do not over-mix the dough.
Transfer the dough on lightly floured work surface and knead it a few times to bring it together. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hrs.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in the center of the oven. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Roll out the dough until 1/4 inch or 1 cm thick and cut out the sables using a lightly floured 2 inch (5 cm) fluted cookie cutter.
Place them on the baking sheet and bake for 12-15 min. Then place them on a wire rack to cool completely before sandwiching them with the chocolate filling.
For the Chocolate Ganache:
Place semi-sweet chocolate chips in a bowl and microwave for about 1 min.
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