Name: Dark Chocolate Wafer Cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 stick unsalted butter, softenend; 2/3 cup dark brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup plus 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 large egg whites, at room temperature; 2 ounce assorted nuts for decorating

Dark Chocolate Wafer Cookies

Dark Chocolate Wafer Cookies make fantastic gifts because they are easy to personalize and pack up for friends. Pipe the batter onto cookie sheets, drop a nut on top, and off you go! Easy Christmas cookie recipes like this will please everyone!

Notes

Yields about 4 dozen 2-inch wafer cookies.

The cookies will keep for up to 1 week in an airtight container or 1 month in the freezer.

Ingredients

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick unsalted butter, softenend
2/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup plus 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large egg whites, at room temperature
2 ounces assorted nuts for decorating

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a small bowl, sift the flour and baking soda; whisk to combine.
In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar and salt until light and fluffy.
Beat in the cocoa powder and vanilla. Scrape down the bowl with a spatula.
Add the egg whites, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Stir in the sifted dry ingredients.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Fit a pastry bag with a 3/8 inch tip (*I just use the coupler). Pipe thick 1 1/4-inch mounds about 2 inches apart.
Place 1 nut (or 4-5 pine nuts) in the center of each mound.
Bake the cookies for 12-20 minutes, or until the centers spring back somewhat when gently pressed.
Let cool 10 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.