Mayan Chocolate Pepper Cookies
Posted November 26, 2007 – 11:04 am in: Baking
Ingredients:
Topping:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Cookies:
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Topping:
- Combine sugar and cinnamon for topping.
Cookies:
- Beat shortening, butter and sugars until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add next 6 ingredients, mixing until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Roll in 1” balls, don’t flatten. Roll into cinnamon and sugar topping. Place on prepared cookie sheets, about 2” (5 cm) apart.
- Bake 8-10 minutes. Co
- okies should still be soft in centre. Let cool on baking sheet for 3-5 minutes. Remove, cool on wire rack.