Chocolate Puffs

the gingered whisk

“An easy 3 ingredient recipe from 18th Century American for chocolate puffs - a combination of a crisp and a cookie. *Printed with Permission from Laura Kumin, author of The Hamilton Cookbook.”

- The Gingered Whisk

unsweetened cocoa

Key Ingredient

– 1 cup + 2 TBSP super fine sugar – 1/4 cup + 1.25 TBSP unsweetened cocoa – 1 egg white – pinch of cream of tarter, optional

Ingredients

Chocolate Puffs

Yield

24 Cookies

Prep Time

5 Minutes

Total Time

1 Hour  5 Minutes

1. Preheat the oven to 225° F.

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2. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

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3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar and cocoa until combined. Set aside.

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4. With a hand mixer on low-medium, whip the egg white (and cream of tarter, if using) until very frothy and beginning to stiffen.

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5. When the eggs white is at the soft peak stage, slowly add the sugar/cocoa mixture while continuing to beat the eggs white. You should get a thick paste.

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6. Wet your hands slightly with cold water, and form the paste into small boins about 3/4" in diameter. I found it easiest to bring the paste into a ball and divide it into equal pieces, first. You should get 24 crisps, so divide in half for a dozen for each pan, and then continue to divide until you get 24 equally sized portions. Round into balls and then slightly flatten to form a disc. Don't make them too thin, try to keep them 3/4" diameter.

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7. Place on the baking sheets and bake for 1 to 1.25 hours.

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8. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, and store in a tightly covered container.

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Enjoy!

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