Ingredients: |
Ingredients: Cookie:
3 cups (12 ounces) confectioners’ sugar
3/4 cup (3 ounces) Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
1 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
4 large egg whites, room temperature
Filling:
2 large egg yolks
6 ounces evaporated milk (1/2 can)
1/2 cup granulated sugar (3-1/2 ounces)
2 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into small pieces
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cups sweetened shredded coconut, (about 3-1/2 ounces)
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans (3 ounces), toasted
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Directions: |
Directions:Cookie:
Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 325℉. In a medium bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, cocoa, espresso, and cinnamon; stir in chopped chocolate, coconut and pecans. Add egg whites; stir with silicon spatula until just incorporated. Mixture will be thick.
2. Drop about 2 tablespoons of dough, approximately 3 inches apart, onto 2 silpat or parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets. Bake one sheet at a time until cookie are set, about 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer baking sheets to wire racks; let cookies cool completely.
Filling:
Whisk yolks in medium saucepan; gradually whisk in evaporated milk. Add sugars, butter, and salt and cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is boiling, frothy, and slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat, whisk in vanilla, then stir in coconut. Transfer mixture to bowl and cool until just warm. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate, at least 2 hours or up to 3 days. (Pecans are stirred in just before cake assembly.)
Assembly:
.Using an offset spatula, spread about 2 tablespoons of filling onto the bottom of a cookie. Sandwich together with a second cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator. |
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