If you've visited our Food52 Holiday Market, you already know about the free cookies. If you haven't had the chance to visit (yet!), we'll fill you in: Next to the cash registers is a tray of cookies dreamed up by Amanda and Merrill, and next to that tray is a constant stream of people cooing and oohing at those cookies.
Free cookies are the best cookies (especially when they're these cookies!)Photo by Alpha Smoot
The cookies were created for the Food52 Cookie Truck, roaming around New York City this week (follow along on Twitter for location updates. But they were too good to reserve for the truck, and what would a Holiday Market be without cookies?
stick plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2/3
cup packed light brown sugar
1/4
cup granulated sugar, plus more for dusting
1¼
teaspoons flaky sea salt
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
5
ounces bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped (pieces should be 1/3 inch or smaller)
2/3
cup dried cherries, chopped
125
grams almond flour
50
grams all-purpose flour
1/3
cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2
teaspoon baking soda
1
stick plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2/3
cup packed light brown sugar
1/4
cup granulated sugar, plus more for dusting
1¼
teaspoons flaky sea salt
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
5
ounces bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped (pieces should be 1/3 inch or smaller)
2/3
cup dried cherries, chopped
Will you be making the cookies at home? What else could you not get enough of at the holiday market? Tell us in the comments below!
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