Cooking Instructions
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Step 1
Whisk
All-Purpose Flour (1 1/2 cups)
,
Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder (3/4 cup)
,
Baking Powder (3/4 tsp)
, and
Salt (1 tsp)
in a medium bowl to combine. Set aside.
Step 2
Beat
Granulated Sugar (1 cup)
and
Unsalted Butter (3/4 cup)
in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
Step 3
Add
Large Egg (1)
and
Pure Vanilla Extract (1 tsp)
and beat to incorporate about 1 minute.
Step 4
Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients. Beat just until the dough comes together.
Step 5
Divide the cookie dough in half and pat each into a disk; wrap tightly in plastic. Chill just long enough so that the dough is rollable and no longer sticky, about 30 minutes.
Step 6
Working with one disk at a time, roll out the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper until 1/8-inch thick. Slide onto baking sheets, still sandwiched between parchment, and chill until very firm, about 1 hour.
Step 7
Place rack in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Step 8
Carefully peel away top sheets of parchment from the dough and punch out cookies with larger cutters. Punch out centers of half of the cookies with smaller cutters.
Step 9
Carefully transfer whole cookies with a spatula to a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing 1-inch apart.
Step 10
Sprinkle remaining cut-out cookies with
Sparkling Sugar (to taste)
then transfer to another parchment-lined baking sheet.
Step 11
Bake cookies until edges are set, 7–10 minutes. The cut-out cookies will require slightly less time in the oven, 6-9 minutes.
Step 12
Let cool on baking sheets. Repeat process with scraps (if necessary, chill the dough again before punching out shapes).
Step 13
Melt
White Chocolate Chips (1/2 cup)
and
Tahini (2 Tbsp)
in a bowl in a microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted (or melted in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water; do not let bowl touch water). Stir to combine.
Step 14
Spread filling over whole cookies not quite to the edge, top with matching cut-out cookies. Enjoy!
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