{"id":1083,"date":"2018-01-29T16:46:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T21:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2018-01-29T18:36:40","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T23:36:40","slug":"sebastiens-favorite-chocolate-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=1083","title":{"rendered":"Sebastien&#8217;s favorite chocolate cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1084\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chocolatecookies.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Cookies\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chocolatecookies.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chocolatecookies-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/chocolatecookies-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sebastien is a bit of a dark horse through much of the <a href=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?page_id=974\">Wolf Legacy series<\/a>. He has interesting tics and traits that speak to a shadowed past&#8230;and he&#8217;s not very willing to share those intimate details with the general public. I tried to interview him earlier to give my loyal readers insight into into his past, but all Sebastien provided was this recipe for his favorite cookies.<\/p>\n<p>The final product is melty and caky, halfway between a brownie and a cake doughnut. And, I have to admit, after I scarfed down several, I forgot to keep bugging my favorite psychology professor for more information about his past. I hope they fill in the gap for you as well!<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup cocoa<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup dark chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon of vanilla<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup or so of powdered sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p>Next, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt together in a food processor by whirring briefly. Add the butter and chocolate chips and process a little longer until the solid ingredients have been broken up into small pieces. Add the egg and vanilla and process again until well mixed.<\/p>\n<p>Now you&#8217;re ready to form your cookie balls. In the summer, you may need to put the dough in the fridge for half an hour or so first. But I&#8217;ve found that in a cool winter kitchen you can dive right into this step.<\/p>\n<p>First, pour some powdered sugar out onto a plate or into a wide bowl. Break off a small amount of dough &#8212; you&#8217;ll be making twenty of these, so estimate accordingly &#8212; and roll it into a ball. Dredge the ball in powdered sugar, then roll it around between both hands until it&#8217;s a well-shaped sphere. Lay the cookie on an ungreased cookie sheet and repeat until you&#8217;ve made all twenty balls.<\/p>\n<p>Place the sheet in the middle of a preheated oven and bake for about 8 minutes until the balls have poofed and cracked but are still soft in the middle. (A knife would <em>not<\/em> come out clean.) Then remove them from the oven and let cool for fifteen minutes. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Sebastien likes to snack on these melty balls of chocolate goodness while analyzing data in his lab. Even if you don&#8217;t have data to analyze, I&#8217;ll bet they&#8217;ll hit the spot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sebastien is a bit of a dark horse through much of the Wolf Legacy series. He has interesting tics and traits that speak to a shadowed past&#8230;and he&#8217;s not very willing to share those intimate details with the general public. 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