Recipe and source notes

Chocolate Cayenne Wafers

9 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Starbucks instant coffee Via (bold blend)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vietnamese cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Make it step by step

  1. INSTRUCTIONS
  2. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, salt, cayenne, Starbuck’s Via, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Set aside.
  3. Cream butter and sugar with paddle attachment until pale and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
  4. Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and mix until combined. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined.
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick between parchment paper.
  6. Cut dough using a 2 1/2-inch preferred cutter. Transfer cutouts to baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
  7. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until they only slightly give when lightly touched.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Naomi, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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