Chocolate Sables

I wanted to make some quick chocolate cookies with my mom and Joanne - I found a recipe for Chocolate Sables that looked pretty easy to make.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened 
• 1 cup powdered sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 4-oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chocolate baking bars), finely chopped
       
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips for dipping
• 1/4 cup coconut flakes (optional, for sprinkling)

Instructions:

1. Beat together butter and sugar in a stand mixer on medium speed until creamy.
2. Add vanilla, and beat until combined. 
3. In another bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, and salt. 
4. Gradually add flour mix to butter mix, beating in each addition at low speed until combined. (The dough will be very thick, somewhat like play dough.)
5. Stir in the finely chopped chocolate into cookie dough.
6. Divide dough in half; shape each half into an 8-inch-long log. Wrap each log tightly in plastic wrap, and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. 
7. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices, and place 2 inches apart on parchment or Silpat covered baking sheets.
   (They did not spread much, so 1 inch apart should be fine.)




8. Bake in preheated oven until edges are lightly crusted, 11 to 13 minutes. 
9. Cool on pan for 5 minutes; remove cookies to wire racks, and cool completely, about 20 minutes.
10. Melt 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (perhaps in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds)
11. Dip half of top side of each cookie in melted chocolate. Sprinkle lightly with coconut, if desired.
12. Place cookies on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and chill just until chocolate sets, about 15 minutes. 
13. Layer cookies between wax paper, and store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.

Carole's Notes:

We liked these! They are crisp and chocolate-ly.

The recipe is lightly adapted from
https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/dark-chocolate-sables-recipe