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Salted Chocolate Vanilla Bean Cookies

February 2, 2009 by Joy the Baker 71 Comments

Chocolate and Vanilla Wafers

What would it feel like if vacations lasted forever?  Would it feel as good as I think it would?  Yes.  Yes, it would.

Reality hits hard after you’ve had days to let your brain ease into a happy mush.

I’m not complaining.  Does it sound like I’m complaining?  Ok… maybe a little.  It’s just hard to let vacation time slip out of my hands.

Maybe permanent vacation is like only eating these cookies for the rest of your days.  Sure, they have both chocolate and vanilla, but you can’t eat cookies forever.  They’d lose their cookie goodness.  Maybe permanent vacation would somehow start to feel like work.  Constant cookies and vacation? I’d be willing to experiment  just to see how the two would treat me after a few years.

Chocolate and Vanilla Wafers

While I’m day dreaming of vacations past, I’d like to send a big fat thank you to my darling friends who hosted us this weekend.

Britt

Britt is one of my few friends who actually still has a land line.  Phone with a cord!?  Well done.

Seattle

Seattle is a great city.  A big thank you for all of your Seattle suggestions.  I actually used to live in Seattle so this vacation was half sightseeing and half old stomping ground good times.

Now… cookies.

Chocolate and Vanilla Wafers

Salted Chocolate and Vanilla Bean Cookies

adapted from Martha Stewart

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These cookies are the perfect combination of vanilla and dark chocolate.  They aren’t too sweet and the chunky sea salt really brings out the rich chocolate flavor.  They’re pretty impressive for slice and bake refrigerator cookies.  Can you dig it?  I can.

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk, save egg white for brushing cookie dough
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or scraped vanilla beans from 1/4 vanilla pod
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons semi sweet chocolate, very finely chopped
  • course sea salt

Chocolate and Vanilla Wafers
Chocolate and Vanilla Wafers
  1. Sift flour and salt into a medium bowl; set aside. Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low. Mix in egg yolk and vanilla bean or extract. Gradually add flour mixture; mix until just combined, about 1 minute.
  2. Remove half of the dough; set aside. Add cocoa powder and chopped chocolate to remaining dough; mix on low speed until well combined. Turn out chocolate dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll into a 10-inch log, about 1-inch wide and 1/2-inch tall. Repeat with reserved vanilla dough. Wrap each rectangle in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until slightly firm, at least 30 minutes.
  3. Remove the chilled doughs from the fridge.  Brush the top of the chocolate piece with a bit of a remaining egg white.  This will help the chocolate and vanilla stick together.  Press the vanilla piece on top of the moistened chocolate piece.  Press lightly.  Rewrap dough and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut log into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; space 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. If dough becomes too soft to slice cleanly, return to freezer until firm.  Sprinkle course sea salt onto the chocolate half of the cookies.  Press in lightly with fingertips.
  5. Bake until firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks; let cool. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.

Chocolate and Vanilla Wafers
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  1. Shawnda

    February 2, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Chocolate, salt, vanilla beans. Sounds like perfection to me!

    Reply
  2. Yummy!

    February 2, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    These sound fantastic! Are they chocolate-y enough, though? 4T doesn’t sound like a lot (yes, I have a SERIOUS chocolate problem/issue/mmmmm…addiction dare I say?)

    Also how many cookies does this recipe produce?

    Here’s another design suggestion: Roll out the dough flat. Place the Chocolate on top of the Vanilla (or vice versa). Then Roll into a log. Refrigerate. Slice. Cook. They should (in theory) be swirls!

    Reply
  3. Jenn

    February 2, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    would it be possible to roll these out and cut them with a cookie cutter? I wanted to make vanilla hearts with little chocolate hearts in the center, and the combo of these 2 doughs sounds too good to pass up.

    Reply
  4. Maggie

    February 2, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    They look delicious! I have to make these just to see which side everyone in my family eats first.

    Reply
  5. Shaw Girl

    February 2, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Ohhh! Culinarywannabe has a great idea! I think I’ll make these little darlings into heart shaped, red tainted cookies for V-Day!

    Reply
  6. Culinarywannabe

    February 2, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    How cute! Maybe you could add red food coloring to one side and make them for Valentines! And to send your kids into that hyperactive state that only red dye # whatever can cause.

    Reply
  7. Dallas (bitchin'kitchen)

    February 2, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    These are like the best of two worlds: black and white cookies and chocolate-vanilla pinwheels. BUT, you definitely kicked the sophistication level up a notch with high quality chocolate, vanilla bean and salt. Yum.

    Reply
  8. Nirvana

    February 2, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    Joy, I would have absolutely no problem with a constant vacation nor with eating these every single day :) I am dying to visit Seattle, and your pics made me want to go even more!

    Reply
  9. Bridgett

    February 2, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    I love salt on cookies – tried it first on a recommendation from King Arthur’s Cookie Companion when I made chocolate chip cookies. It sounds odd until you taste it – it really adds a lot to the cookie.
    Glad you had a nice visit with friends, Joy. :)

    Reply
  10. Egl?

    February 2, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    These look so yummy! And, I believe, are addictive ;)
    Definetely need to give them a try.

    P.S. Your blog is soooo amazing!!

    Reply
  11. Sandy S

    February 2, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    These look so delicious. I want to drop everything and bake them RIGHT NOW!!

    Reply
  12. Sugar Duchess

    February 2, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    Sure, we can’t live on only cookies and vacations, but I do think the world would be a happier place if everybody had cookies and vacations just a little more often :)
    These look delicious, as always!

    Reply
  13. Sophie

    February 2, 2009 at 11:57 am

    These look fabulous!Yum Yum!

    Reply
  14. Kylie of Thin Crust, Deep Dish

    February 2, 2009 at 11:53 am

    I have to applaud any cookie recipe that makes a point of incorporating sea salt. Yum.

    Reply
  15. Britt

    February 2, 2009 at 11:49 am

    At least I am holding a cell phone in the picture. I like to rock it old school. We had a great time I hope you guys did to. You are welcome any time.

    Reply
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