I LOVE snow because any amount of snow in Texas means we get a Snow Day! And snow days mean I get to sleep in right up till the moment I’m supposed to start work; practical clothes include PJs and cozy socks, anything else is not allowed; and I get to spend quality one on one time with my pup, Peanut aka Mr. Nut.
We trudged through feet upon feet of snow, taller than our heads and made snow angels. Wait, who am I kidding, there was maybe an inch on the ground in some places, but oh did we find them!
After a long day of work that was accompanied by a sighing dog and reruns of What Not to Wear, I figured we were in need of something sweet. I found this recipe yesterday when I was pulling together possible recipes for a friend’s study group. When I saw it, I just had to try it. And seriously, what better cookie for a snow day than one based on Mexican hot chocolate!
They are like amped up snickerdoodles with chocolate dough that is rolled in mixture of sugar, cinnamon, and chile powder. The chile powder adds just the right amount of heat that makes these to die for.
The recipe starts by sifting together the dry ingredients- flour, cocoa powder, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Baking Tip: Sifting ingredients isn’t absolutely necessary when you are making cookies. With cookies you don’t have to worry about lumps like you do with icing. If you’re in a time crunch, just whisk them together.
After creaming the butter and sugar, you add two eggs and mix it all together. The dough is gorgeous and velvety smooth!
Just as you would for snickerdoodles, the next step is to mix together sugar and cinnamon to roll balls of cookie dough in. This is the point where you add a dash of chile powder. Important! This is not the same as the chili powder you would add to a pot of chili. That contains a mixture of spices including oregano and garlic powder which would taste pretty gross in a cookie. The recipe suggests arbol, chipotle, or ancho. I didn’t those on hand so I went with the substitution- cayenne powder. It called for ½ teaspoon but I thought that might be a tad too hot so I went with half the amount. Test it out though and see what works you.
The cookies turned out great- chewy, chocolaty, and absolutely perfect for a snow day.
Enjoy!
looks good!
Thanks! It's a work in progress!
Your cookies look delicious and your pup is adorable!
so good – next time, save some for moi!
I love the step by step photos! Looks yummy! Plus peanut is too darn cute!
Well you will totally have to try them! Probably one of my new favorite cookies. They were absolutely amazing!
We just tried these here, and four out of four Americans living in my town LOVED them. I think it's the spicy-sweet combo. Either way, we decided to make a weekend tradition out of these!
ahh that's so exciting!!!! No problems finding any of the ingredients in Mozambique? yay!!