Chocolate Chipotle Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Place the chopped chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl; melt in the microwave oven at 40 percent power in 30-second intervals; stirring after each melting, until the chocolate is warm and smoothly melted, 1 to 3 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a separate large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter, brown sugar, 1 1/2 cup of white sugar, cocoa powder, and chipotle pepper until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating each egg into the mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla extract and water.
• Mix the melted chocolate into the butter mixture. Gently stir in the flour mixture until incorporated. Mix in the chocolate chips. Cover bowl, and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place 1/2 cup sugar in a small bowl. Roll dough into small balls. Roll balls in sugar to coat. Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set, 12 to 14 minutes. Allow to cool on the sheets for a minute or two before removing to racks to finish cooling.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and chipotle pepper. Combine flour, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and cayenne; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chopped candy. Chill until easy to handle, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls; place 4 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Cool 4 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and spices together in a medium bowl.
• In a separate large bowl, cream butter with sugars, honey and vanilla extract.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Slowly incorporate dry mixture into batter. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts (if using - see intro).
• Chill batter in refrigerator for approximately 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Roll into tablespoon-sized balls (I scoop dough with a cookie scoop, then roll into balls; it's easier) and coat with cinnamon sugar coating. Place on cookie sheets that are lined with parchment. Place unused raw batter back in refrigerator between batches.
• Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until the outer surface begins to crack. Cool cookies on a wire rack before storing in an airtight container.

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard cupcake or muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners.
• In medium bowl, whisk together with an electric mixer or hand whisk the flour mix, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, chipotle powder, cinnamon, salt and xanthan gum until well integrated. Add in the soy milk, oil, espresso, vanilla and vinegar, and mix until smooth.
• Fill the cupcake liners three-quarters-full with batter. Place 1 chunk of chipotle chocolate into the center of each cupcake and bake until baked through, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
• For the buttercream: Whip the powdered sugar, cocoa, butter spread, soy milk and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Put into a pastry bag and cut 1/2-inch off the tip.
• To assemble: Generously frost the top of each cupcake with the chocolate buttercream frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, add butter and beat with the paddle attachment until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary to evenly cream it. Add the sugars, sifted cocoa powder and chipotle peppers and mix again at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add eggs, vanilla and water. Beat at medium speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Add slightly cooled melted chocolate and mix again, scraping bowl to evenly mix everything.
• Add the flour mixture, scraping sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. When well incorporated, add the chips and mix briefly, about 5 seconds.
• Refrigerate the dough in the bowl until cool and fudge-like, but not solid, for approximately 1 hour. You can use an ice cream scoop to create large, even sized cookies. These cookie-dough balls can also be frozen at this point, and baked right from the freezer whenever the need arises.
• When ready to bake, press the tops of the cookie dough-balls into the sugar, and then top with 2 to 3 pieces of dark chocolate chips. Place onto parchment-lined baking sheets, allowing space for the cookies to spread. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven when they are still a little underdone. Slide the parchment paper with the cookies onto a cooling rack and allow to cool before removing from parchment

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, chile powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until well blended. Divide dough in half and pat out into 2 (7-inch) rounds (1/4 inch thick). Arrange rounds 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Cut each round into 8 wedges (do not separate wedges). Prick all over with a fork.
• Bake until dry to the touch, 16 to 18 minutes. Recut shortbread while hot, then cool on sheet (shortbread will crisp as it cools).

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla until combined. Add melted chocolate. Combine flour, wheat germ, baking powder, salt and chipotle pepper. Gradually add to egg mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Place confectioners' sugar in a small bowl. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Butter ramekins and dust with sugar, knocking out excess.
• Toast chiles in a dry heavy skillet over moderate heat, turning, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Discard stems, seeds, and ribs, then soak chiles in hot water to cover until softened, about 30 minutes. Drain, reserving soaking liquid. Purée chiles in a mini food processor or a blender, adding 2 to 3 tablespoons soaking liquid as needed to form a paste. Force paste through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and discard solids. Set aside 1 1/2 tablespoons chile paste and freeze remainder for another use.
• Bring juice and 1 cup sugar to a boil in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Pour hot syrup over chocolate in a large bowl, stirring until chocolate is melted. Add butter and stir until melted.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, whisking after each addition, then stir in chile paste, flour, and salt. Divide among ramekins and bake in hot water bath , uncovered, until just firm and top is starting to crust, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer ramekins with tongs to a work surface and let stand 2 minutes.
• Unmold warm cakes directly onto dessert plates (they will be difficult to move once they adhere).
• *Available at Mexican markets, many supermarkets, and Chile Today-Hot Tamale (800-468-7377).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare one 9 inch round springform pan with 3-inch sides by lining the bottom with a parchment paper circle.
• Crust:.
• Crush or grind the whole cookies, including the cream filling, to make crumbs. Mix with the cinnamon, chipotle powder, and butter, and pour the mixture into the springform pan. Using the bottom of a flat measuring cup or drinking glass, press the crumb mixture firmly and evenly across the bottom of the pan.
• Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a wire cooling rack to cool. When completely cooled, wrap bottom and sides of pan in a double layer of heavy duty aluminum foil to prepare for the water bath.
• Reduce oven to 325 degrees F.
• Chocolate Filling:
• In top of a double boiler over hot water, melt the semisweet chocolate. Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, add the cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon, chipotle powder, cayenne pepper, and instant espresso powder (if using); mix on medium low speed with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Scrape the mixture off the paddle and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula so the mixture blends evenly and there are no lumps.
• Add the vanilla and flour; beat until mixed. Add the melted chocolate; continue beating on medium low speed until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute.
• Add the eggs, 2 at a time, beating until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute, scraping the bowl between additions.
• Tip: Do not overbeat the cheesecake batter. Blend the ingredients quickly to add as few air bubbles as possible. The ingredients must be well blended, but excessive beating creates too many air pockets which can cause the cheesecake to puff up too much during baking, and then crack during the cooling process.
• Let the filling rest about 5 minutes, or lightly tap on the counter, to allow air bubbles to rise to the surface.
• Brush the melted butter around the sides of the cooled springform pan, and pour the cheesecake filling into the cookie crust.
• Bake:
• Set the foil-wrapped springform pan in a larger pan or roasting pan and transfer to the oven. Carefully pour HOT water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the springform pan, and close the oven door.
• Bake 65 to 70 minutes.
• Tip: The cheesecake is done when the edges are set but the center 2 to 3 inches are still a pool of liquid batter. The cake should look as though it has puffed a little and just barely beginning to brown. The center will still be soft and jiggly when the pan is lightly jarred or tapped with a spoon.
• Remove from oven, place springform pan on a wire cooling rack to cool.
• When the cheesecake is completely cooled, remove the sides of the pan, cover the cheesecake, and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours before serving.
• Chocolate Topping:
• In a medium heavy-bottom pan, combine the chocolate, whipping cream, and sugar. Heat and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted and topping is smooth. Remove from heat and set aside to cool about 20 minutes or until starting to cool and thicken like pudding.
• Pour over center of cheesecake; use a small offset spatula to spread the chocolate to the edges, letting some of the topping drip down the sides of the cheesecake.
• Refrigerate the cheesecake until the topping is set, 20 to 30 minutes.
• When ready to serve, garnish with chocolate shavings, dried jalapeno peppers, or whipped cream. Refrigerate leftovers.