The combination of “sweet and salty” is quite common nowadays. There are many recipes out there with that kind of contrast of flavors/sweetness/saltiness. A good example are baked goods with salted caramel I think. Really nice, but how about adding another flavor to that? Some smokey flavors maybe? Combine the sweetness of chocolate, salt, and smoke and you will get these delicious Double Chocolate Smokey Sea Salt Cookies. Ok… that conclusion was quite obvious ;P
Well – even though this flavor combination was something new for me and something new I tried in a cookie recipe – it’s nothing new for everybody I guess. It’s quite trendy for some time already in restaurants to use actual smoke to flavor dishes – both savory and sweet. I don’t have a smoke machine or liquid smoke (a flavor extract) to add to my recipes. Smokey sea salt did the job well in this case and worked really well in combination with the chocolate I have to admit ;)
I think you can get flavored salt from many companies nowadays. Not only from hipster startups for herbs’n’stuff ;) The bigger and more traditional (normally more boring) companies are also selling now all those fancy herbs and flavored salt. I use my smoked salt in many cooking recipes, so if you get some for yourself, you do not have to use it only for baking. Well… that’s probably only happening a few times :P
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
7 oz. (200g) semi-sweet chocolate (>70%), chopped
1/2 cup (120g) butter
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups (250g) brown sugar
1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1.7 oz. (50g) semi-sweet chocolate (>70%), chopped
flaky sea salt “smoked”
200g Zartbitterschokolade (>70%)
120g Butter
2 Eier (L)
250g brauner Zucker
130g Mehl (Type 550)
3 EL Kakao
1 TL Backpulver
1/4 TL Salz
50g Zartbitterschokolade (>50%), gehackt
Meersalzflocken “smoked”
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Break the 7 oz. of chocolate into small pieces and add together with the butter to a heatproof/microwave-safe bowl. Melt over a pot with simmering water or in the microwave and mix until well combined. Let cool down again a bit.
3. Add the eggs and the sugar to a large mixing bowl and whisk on high speed for about 5-6 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the cooled chocolate sauce and mix until well combined. Mix the flour with cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt and add to the mixing bowl – mix until just combined. Fold in the chopped chocolate. Use a cookie scoop or two spoons to place dough portions on the baking sheet. Make sure to leave enough space in between because the cookies are spreading a lot. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down on the baking sheet until you can move them, transfer to a wire rack and let cool down completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.
2. Die 200g Schokolade in kleine Stücke brechen und dann zusammen mit der Butter in einer hitzebeständigen Schüssel über einem Topf mit köchelndem Wasser schmelzen und verrühren – funktioniert auch in der Mikrowelle. Die Mischung etwas abkühlen lassen.
3. Die Eier mit dem braunen Zucker in einer großen Schüssel auf höchster Stufe für 5-6 Minuten aufschlagen, bis die Masse hell und luftig ist. Die abgekühlte Schokoladensoße dazugeben und gut unterrühren. Mehl mit Kakao, Backpulver und Salz vermischen und dann zur Rührschüssel dazugeben und nur kurz unterrühren. Gehackte Schokolade unterheben und dann mit einem Cookie Scoop (Eisportionierer) oder Löffeln Teigportionen mit genügend Abstand zueinander auf das Blech setzen – die Cookies laufen auseinander. Die Teigportionen mit Meersalzflocken bestreuen und für etwa 10-12 Minuten backen. Aus dem Ofen nehmen und erst auf dem Blech etwas abkühlen lassen, dann auf ein Blech setzen und komplett auskühlen lassen. Mit dem restlichen Teig wiederholen.
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Double Chocolate Smokey Sea Salt Cookies
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 12m
- Total Time: 45m
- Yield: 18
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: American
Description
Combining sweet and salty is a trend that is going on for quite a while now. How about adding some smokey flavors into the mix? You will be surprised how delicious cookies can be!
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Enjoy baking!
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
