Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Tuesdays with Dorie - World Peace Cookies





I wasn't too sure about the recipe this week; i wasn't sure if i could handle that much chocolate in a cookie.  I know most of you will think I'm weird but i really can't eat a lot of chocolate, otherwise I'm in bed with a headache for the rest of the day.  I really had my fill of chocolate with last weeks Chocolate Gingerbread. Nevermind i thought, i'll still bake them and distribute them amongst my friends.

I followed the recipe and didn't have any problems, except for the almost overwhelming urge to put an egg into the batter.  I used Fleur de Sel, which my lovely friend Sandy brought back for me from her holiday in France.  After a couple of hours in the freezer, i tried to slice the cookies.  Ha ha, i ended up having to use a huge serrated knife, and i still ended up with crumbled dough and bits of chocolate everywhere.


I'm not sure if i left the cookies in the oven too long, or if my oven was a little too hot, but my cookies really spread and were very flat.  I had problems even trying to move the cookies to the rack as they just crumbled and broke.  Hmm.  So i just left them to cool on the baking sheet to cool.

I didn't like them.  I found them too rich and too chocolaty.  I portioned them off in preparation of handing them out to my friends.


This morning i thought i'd try it again to see if it would taste any different.  Well, i've already eaten two whilst writing this blog ;)

They are delicious, and light!  Ooh, i don't want to give them away now!!!!

12 comments:

Matt's Kitchen said...

I didn't like them as much as the first day as the second day. I think they need to rest a bit. I have to use an oven thermometer because my oven tends to run fifty degrees too cold.

I'm not much of a chocolate person either, but these cookies are oddly addictive!

Danielle said...

LOL I didnt like them the first day either, I let the 2nd roll sit in the fridge for 3 days then made them last night and WOW I now love these cookies!

Unknown said...

I'm glad you liked them after a little rest...they are intensely chocolatey, and I think even better the second day.

Nancy/n.o.e said...

That's so funny that you loved them the second day. If these were too chocolatey you would not have been happy earlier in the Fall when we made a bunch of chocolate cookies!
Nancy

Anonymous said...

I liked them the second day better too. Some said they were sandy the next day but mine were better

Leslie said...

Yum--they look amazing. I'm glad you ended up liking these! You're such a dedicated baker to make a chocolate cookie even though chocolate gives you headaches!

Teanna DiMicco said...

Hahahah so glad that they redeemed themselves the next day! Fantastic job!

Nazarina A said...

These look like a chocoholics dream !

TeaLady said...

I still have a roll in the fridge. I don't know how long I can wait to bake. They are really good.

LyB said...

They look good! :)

Michele said...

I think yours look good, and I'm glad you like them!

Peggy said...

I felt the same way you did about these cookies. The first day they were just very rich chocolate and butter tasting, but the second day they calmed down a bit and I liked them more. They still aren't my favorite cookie of all times, but I did like them. Thanks so much for stopping by my post! It brightened my day.