Savory Cookies, to Surprise and Delight

Yahoo Food
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Rochelle Bilow, photo by Danny Kim

Who says cookies have to be sweet? We love this recipe for the element of surprise: Buttery, dense dough is doctored up with a shower of grated Parmesan cheese and just enough black pepper to make your taste buds tingle. There’s a real tenderness to these cookies, too, from the addition of hard-cooked egg yolks. Hey, we never said we were the traditional type. And here’s a tip: Briefly freezing the dough, per the recipe’s instructions, makes it a snap to handle. Whip up a batch tonight and enjoy them for dessert…or earlier.


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SAVORY BLACK PEPPER-PARMESAN COOKIES
"Hard-boiled yolks are the secret to making these savory cookies dissolve-in-your-mouth tender." —Claire Saffitz, assistant food editor

Ingredients: 

  • 2 large egg yolks, hard-boiled

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup finely grated Parmesan

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, chilled, cut into pieces

  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream

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Preparation: 
Preheat oven to 350°. Press egg yolks through a fine-mesh sieve into a food processor. Pulse with flour, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Add butter and pulse until the texture of coarse meal. Drizzle in heavy cream and pulse just until dough forms a ball. Roll out between 2 sheets of parchment paper until ⅛” thick. Transfer dough with parchment to a baking sheet and freeze 10 minutes. Remove top sheet of parchment and bake 10 minutes; remove from oven, cut into 1½” diamonds, and bake until golden brown, 18–20 minutes longer. Transfer baking sheet to a wire rack; let cool.

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