A chocolate chip cookie can be many things to many people.
A snack, a guilty pleasure, a last-minute potluck addition, an expression of pure romance.
While the NEARLY Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie undoubtedly is all of those things, and indeed shares the basic essential elements that form ALL chocolate chips cookies (namely chocolate chips and dough), something about this delectable treat hits differently.
Instead of the dulcet gooey decadence of well toasted chocolate chip cookie, the NEARLY Sugar-Free variety is a little more similar to a shortbread in all but name.
Without the overflowing richness of a very sweet and chewy cookie, this variation pushes the less-obvious tones of it's classic form to the forefront. In place of sugary dough, the subtle sweetness of caramelized flour and butter wrap around the slightly bitter chocolate chunks. The delicate crumble of the dough punctuated with the melting chips is a combination of texture's you just can't get with a gooey-dough'ed-cookie.
Oh, and just like potato chips, the salty lightness of the snack makes them a dangerous snack to munch absent- mindedly.
If you're not careful, you'll wonder where they all went!
A snack, a guilty pleasure, a last-minute potluck addition, an expression of pure romance.
While the NEARLY Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie undoubtedly is all of those things, and indeed shares the basic essential elements that form ALL chocolate chips cookies (namely chocolate chips and dough), something about this delectable treat hits differently.
Instead of the dulcet gooey decadence of well toasted chocolate chip cookie, the NEARLY Sugar-Free variety is a little more similar to a shortbread in all but name.
Without the overflowing richness of a very sweet and chewy cookie, this variation pushes the less-obvious tones of it's classic form to the forefront. In place of sugary dough, the subtle sweetness of caramelized flour and butter wrap around the slightly bitter chocolate chunks. The delicate crumble of the dough punctuated with the melting chips is a combination of texture's you just can't get with a gooey-dough'ed-cookie.
Oh, and just like potato chips, the salty lightness of the snack makes them a dangerous snack to munch absent- mindedly.
If you're not careful, you'll wonder where they all went!
The recipe goes a little something like this...
- 1 cup + 2 tbls cold salted butter, cubed
-2 1/2 cup flour
-6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (half chopped for size variation & looks)
-1/2 tsp salt + flaky salt
Add butter and flour into food processor until crumbled dough forms.
Turn out and knead while adding chocolate chips, until you can form a log with the dough without it falling apart.
Chill for 1-2 hours.
Cut log into rounds ~1 inch thick.
Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes, or until very slightly browned edges.
Wait until they're cooled down to enjoy... but there's no harm in nibbling a corner fresh out of the oven, right?
