Best 7 Chocolate Pepper Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-BLACK PEPPER COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt, pepper, espresso powder, and cinnamon into a large bowl; set aside.
• Put butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined.
• Turn out dough onto a piece of parchment paper, and roll into a 2-inch-diameter log. Roll log in the parchment. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove log from parchment paper. Let soften slightly at room temperature, about 5 minutes. Roll log in sanding sugar, gently pressing down to adhere sugar to dough. Transfer log to a cutting board, and slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place rounds on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing 1 inch apart. Sprinkle each round with freshly ground pepper.
• Bake cookies until there is slight resistance when you lightly touch centers, about 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 days.

CHOCOLATE BLACK-PEPPER ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, salt pepper, espresso, and cinnamon; Set the flour mixture aside.
• In the bowl of a electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla; beat to combine. Add the reserved flour mixture, beating on low speed, until combined.
• Have ready a large piece of parchment paper. Turn out the dough onto parchment, and roll into a 2-inch diameter log. Roll log in the parchment. Transfer log to the refrigerator, and chill dough at least 1 hour overnight.
• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Remove the log from refrigerator, and remove the parchment. Pour the sanding sugar onto a baking pan, and roll the log in the sugar, gently pressing down to adhere sugar to dough. Transfer the log to a cutting board, and slice it into 1/4 inch-thick rounds. Place the rounds on the prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Sprinkle each cookie with some freshly ground black pepper.
• Bake the cookies until there is slight resistance when you light touch them in the centers, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Bake remaining dough. Store cookies in airtight container up to 2 days.

VIENNESE CHOCOLATE PEPPER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt until well combined. Set aside.
• Using a stand mixer on medium speed, soften the butter, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, if still a little gritty, about 2 minutes. Beat in 3/4 teaspoon of the pepper and the allspice. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and stir in the flour mixture, just until combined.
• Lightly dust the work surface with flour and turn the dough onto it. Roll gently into a 9-inch log, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
• Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat liner.
• Slice the log into 1/4-inch-thick pieces and place them about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 6 minutes, then rotate the baking sheets top to bottom and front to back. Bake for about 6 more minutes, or until the cookies are slightly puffed and the tops feel springy. Cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer the cookies to racks to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, mix the confectioners' sugar with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. After all of the cookies are cooled, sift the sugar-pepper mixture over the cookies through a fine-mesh strainer. Store in an airtight container at room temperature between layers of wax paper for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

CHOCOLATE PEPPER COOKIES (SOUTH AFRICAN)

Steps:

• Melt half the chocolate.
• Beat butter until light and airy.
• Add sugar and beat until completely incorporated into butter.
• Beat in eggs one by one.
• Combine flour and baking soda and sift into butter mixture little by little until incorporated.
• Mix chocolate into the butter mixture.
• Stir in remaining chopped chocolate and pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate until dough is cool and firm.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cover baking sheet with parchment paper ( or grease generously).
• Place tablespoonful of batter about 1 inch apart on sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until crisp on outside but still chewy inside.

CHOCOLATE-BLACK PEPPER COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt, pepper, espresso powder, and cinnamon into a large bowl; set aside. Put butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Turn out dough onto a piece of parchment paper, and roll into a 2-inch-diameter log. Roll log in the parchment. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove log from parchment paper. Let soften slightly at room temperature, about 5 minutes. Roll log in sanding sugar, gently pressing down to adhere sugar to dough. Transfer log to a cutting board, and slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place rounds on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing 1 inch apart. Sprinkle each round with freshly ground pepper. Bake cookies until there is slight resistance when you lightly touch centers, about 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 days.

BLACK PEPPER CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• After mixing all ingredients together add 3 cups flour and milk to make consistency of dough easy to handle and to knead. Make into small meatball size balls, place on cookie sheet with silpat and bake for 12 min on 375 degrees.

CHOCOLATE PEPPER COOKIES

Steps:

• mix together eggs,granulated sugar and orange juice and rind.sift together flour,baking powder,cocoa,salt,nutmeg,cloves.pepper and cinnamon.mix dry ingredients with egg/sugar mixture.add raisins and water,nuts,chocolate chipa and shortening,mix until dough is soft and smooth.you may have to add more flourt to accomplish this.drop on cookie sheet that has been lightly greased.cook in a 375 degree oven and bake for 12 minutes.