Cocoa Pecan Puffs

• doses: Makes about 3 1/2 dozen
• tempo total: 1 hour 2 minutes

Ingredientes

2 cups pecans

1 chocolate bar (dark, 100 g)

1 cup butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup unsweetened coconut

1 and 3/4 cup all purpose flour

1 cup icing sugar (for dusting)

Instruções

Using a food processor, pulse the pecans and chocolate until they are a fine meal.

Add the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla and blend again until the mixture resembles whipped butter.

Add the coconut and pulse until well blended, then add the flour on low speed until mixed in (but do not overmix).

Remove the dough and transfer to a mixing bowl. Chill in the freezer for about 30 minutes, until the dough is cool and firm, then scoop it out with a teaspoon, roll into a ball, and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. (You can put them close together, as the dough doesn’t spread out much while cooking.)

Preheat the oven to 300°F.

Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cookies start to turn golden brown.

Once the cookies are done, remove the sheet from the oven. Using a sieve, dust the cookies with icing sugar. Leave the cookies to cool, transfer to a serving plate or cookie tin, and dust lightly once more.