Sweet and Spicy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookie with Masa Harina
When we asked our friends at Dandelion Chocolate, who we partnered with on our Champurrado Mix, if they would develop a cookie recipe for Valentine's Day, they did not mess around. Their R&D chef Roman tested several types of cookies (corn, thumbprint, madeleine) and landed on a champurrado-inspired riff on a chocolate chip cookie using Heirloom Yellow Corn Masa Harina, their 70% Madagascar chocolate chips, and a blend of spices including two types of chile, cinnamon, and allspice. The result is chewy, corny, chocolatey and spiced in all the right ways.
Sweet and Spicy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sweet and Spicy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chef Roman Licea of Dandelion Chocolate

Servings

2 dozen

Category

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups or 180 grams AP flour

  • ⅓ packed cup or 42 grams Heirloom Yellow Corn Masa Harina

  • ¾ tsp baking powder

  • ¼ tsp baking soda

  • ½ tsp salt

  • 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) or 170 grams butter

  • 1 1/8 cup or 223 grams sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1/2 cup or 90 grams chocolate chips such as Dandelion 70% Madagascar chocolate

  • 1 tsp Mission Spice Blend

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  • 2 1/2 tsp or 10 grams cinnamon

  • 3 tsp or 13 grams ground chile pasilla

  • 1 tsp or 5 grams allspice

  • 1/2 tsp or 4 grams cayenne

Directions

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    1. Mix all spices together. Reserve extra mixture to flavor hot chocolate and cocktail syrups.

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    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    2. Cream butter and sugar in a bowl until fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl halfway through.

    3. Beat in egg, scraping as necessary, to emulsify with butter and sugar mixture.

    4. In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (masa, flour, baking soda, baking powder, mission spice, and salt).

    5. Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir until no dry spots remain.

    6. Add chocolate chips and mix just until dough comes together.

    7. Using a scoop or spoon, create egg yolk-sized balls and flatten slightly.

    8. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet, 1 inch apart.

    9. Bake for 10 minutes, rotating halfway through.

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