Tombstone Cookies

Ingredients :

• 2 tablespoons  cocoa (or cacao) nibs (see Notes)
• 6  tablespoons  butter, softened
• 1/2  cup  sugar, plus extra for sprinkling cookies
• 1  large egg
• 1/2  teaspoon  vanilla
• 1 1/3  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1/2  teaspoon  baking powder
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• Melted semisweet or bittersweet chocolate

Preparation :

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a blender, whirl cocoa nibs until each is about the size of a grain of rice.

• In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar until creamy; beat in egg and vanilla.

• In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa nibs; gradually add to butter mixture, blending thoroughly, to form a soft dough. Divide dough into thirds, cover each portion tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm (at least 1 hour), or up to 3 days.

• On a floured board, roll out dough, a portion at a time, to a thickness of 1/8 in. (keep dough refrigerated when not in use). With a sharp knife, cut out free-form tombstone shapes (about 1 1/2 by 3 in.; cut bottom edges at an angle to make them easier to poke into the pots de crème), and place slightly apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle generously with sugar.

• Bake cookies until edges are lightly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool completely before handling.

• Using a pastry bag with a very fine tip, pipe the letters “RIP” in chocolate on at least 8 of the cookies. Stick these cookies into the Dark Chocolate Graveyard Pots de Crème and serve the rest of the cookies alongside.

Sunset, OCTOBER 2006

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