Edd Kimber's chocolate sables recipe
- 275 g (9.7oz) white spelt flour
- 40 g (1.4oz) cocoa powder
- 0.75 tsp baking soda
- 1.5 tsp flaked sea salt
- 200 g (7.1oz) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 50 g (1.8oz) caster sugar
- 100 g (3.5oz) light brown sugar
- 175 g (6.2oz) dark chocolate (65-70% cocoa solids) roughly chopped
- Place the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together into a medium bowl and whisk to combine, set aside until needed.
- Place the butter and sugars into a large bowl and beat together until light and creamy, remember you are not making a cake so it doesnt need to be fluffy just well combined and light and creamy.
- Add the flour mixture and with the mixer on low speed mix together until the mixture is sandy.
- Sable is French for sandy and describes both the texture of the final cookie and this stage of the baking process.
- If you mix until you have a uniform dough the texture of the final cookie will be a bit tougher and they wont melt in the mouth.
- Add the chocolate and mix to combine.
- Tip the mixture onto the worksurface and very gently knead to bring together.
- Divide the dough in half and roll into logs, about 4cm inches in diameter.
- Wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate.
- At this point I will normally freeze half of the dough ready to make cookies when the mood strikes.
- Chill the dough for a few hours until firm.
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
- Using a thin sharp knife cut the log into cookies, about 1cm thick but dont worry if the cookies crumble just press them gently back together.
- Place onto the prepared baking trays and bake for 10-12 minutes or until spread and lightly set around the edges but still looks undercooked in the middle.
- Allow to cool on the tray for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Stored in a sealed container these cookies will keep perfectly for a few days but trust me they will never last that long.
white spelt flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, caster sugar, light brown sugar
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/20345/edd-kimbers-chocolate-sables-recipe (may not work)