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Spiced Cider Cookies

Ingredients

IngredientVolumeWeight
Butter1 cup227g
Brown Sugar1 cup200g
Egg1 large50g
Sweet Cider1 cup240ml
All-Purpose Flour4 cups480g
Cinnamon4 tsp8g
Allspice2 tsp4g
Nutmeg½ tsp1g
Cloves¼ tsp0.5g
Salt1 tsp6g
Baking Soda1 tsp6g

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter until soft and smooth. Add the brown sugar and mix until well combined.
  3. Beat the egg well and mix it into the butter-sugar mixture. Stir in the sweet cider until incorporated.
  4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and baking soda.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, 1/3 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 2-3 days for enhanced flavor).
  6. Remove half of the dough from the refrigerator. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to your desired thickness and cut it into shapes using cookie cutters.
  7. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches (5 cm) between them.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are golden.
  9. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat the process with the remaining dough.

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Milk Chocolate Florentine Cookies aka “Chocolate in the Middle”

Ingredients

IngredientVolumeWeight
Unsalted butter⅔ cup150 grams
Quick oats, uncooked2 cups160 grams
Granulated sugar1 cup200 grams
All-purpose flour⅔ cup 85 grams
Light corn syrup¼ cup85 grams
Whole Milk¼ cup 57.5 grams
Vanilla extract1 teaspoon4.2 grams
Salt¼ teaspoon1.4 grams
Nestle Toll House
milk chocolate morsels

Instructions

Cookie

  • Preheat oven to 375 F
  • Melt butter in medium saucepan. Remove from heat
  • Stir in oats, sugar, flour, corn syrup, milk, vanilla extract, and salt
  • Mix well
  • Drop by level measuring teaspoonfuls about 3 inches apart on to foil-lined cookie sheets
  • Spread thin with rubber spatula
  • Bake 5-7 minutes
  • Once cool, peel foil away from cookies

Filling

  • Melt over hot (not boiling) water nestle toll house milk chocolate morsels
  • Stir until smooth
  • Spread chocolate on the flat side of the cookies
  • Top with remaining cookies

Brown Butter and Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

INGREDIENTS

IngredientVolumeWeight
unsalted butter1 cup (2 sticks)227 grams
all-purpose flower2 cups250 grams
baking soda1 teaspoon4.2 grams
kosher salt¾ teaspoon4.5 grams
dark brown sugar1 cup (packed)220 grams
granulated sugar ⅓ cup67 grams
large eggs2 (room temperature)
vanilla extract2 teaspoons8.4 grams
chocolate toffee bars2x 1.4oz skor brand80 grams
chocolate wafers (disks 72% cocoa)1½ cups 300 grams
flaky sea salt

RECIPE PREPARATION

  • Cook butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until it foams, then browns, 5–8 minutes. Scrape into a large bowl and let cool slightly.
  • Meanwhile, whisk flour, baking soda, and kosher salt in a medium bowl.
  • Add brown sugar and granulated sugar to browned butter. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add eggs and vanilla, increase mixer speed to medium-high, and beat until mixture lightens and begins to thicken, about 1 minute. Reduce mixer speed to low; add dry ingredients and beat just to combine. Mix in toffee pieces and chocolate wafers with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula. Let dough sit at room temperature at least 30 minutes to allow the flour to hydrate. Dough will look very loose at first, but will thicken as it sits.
  • Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 375°. Using a 1½-oz. ice cream scoop, portion out 10 balls of dough and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing about 3″ apart (you can also form dough into ping pong–sized balls with your hands). Do not flatten; cookies will spread as they bake. Sprinkle with sea salt.
  • Bake cookies until edges are golden brown and firm but centers are still soft, 9–11 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough and a fresh parchment-lined baking sheet to make 10 more cookies.
  • Do Ahead: Cookie dough can be made 3 days ahead; cover and chill. Let dough come to room temperature before baking.