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Chocolate and fleur de sel shortbread cookies
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · France · 1 min ·

Chocolate and fleur de sel shortbread cookies

A recipe from the famous pastry chef Pierre Hermé. A fabulous contrast that really appeals to everyone.

Ingredients · Servings 10 people
  • 150g dark chocolate with 70% cocoa
  • 175 g flour
  • 30g cocoa powder
  • 150g softened butter
  • 120g brown sugar
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 3 g fleur de sel
  • 2 g liquid vanilla extract
Method · 20 min
  1. After sifting them, mix together the flour and cocoa powder.
  2. Break the chocolate into very small pieces.
  3. Mix the softened butter with the sugar, brown sugar, fleur de sel and vanilla.
  4. Add the flour, cocoa, and chocolate pieces. After mixing, you will obtain a very sandy dough.
  5. Take a small amount of dough in your hand and press it into small rolls about 5 cm in diameter. Wrap them in cling film and store them in the fridge for 2 hours.
  6. After chilling for 2 hours, remove the sausages and slice them into 1 cm thick rounds. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake the rounds in a preheated oven (170°C/325°F) for 10 to 12 minutes. Then let them cool on a wire rack.
  • Dark chocolate with 70% cocoa 150 g.
  • Flour 175 g
  • Cocoa powder 30g
  • Brown sugar 120 g
  • Fleur de sel 3 g
  • Liquid vanilla extract 2 g.

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