These delicate cookies look like tiny works of art and are richly flavored with cinnamon and dark chocolate. Kids love to help roll!
Servings
32 servings
Prep time
30 minutes
Cook time
25 minutes
Passive time
90 minutes
Ingredients
Dough
2 cups
Unbleached White Fine Pastry Flour
1/4 cup
Sugar
1/2 tsp
Salt
1 cup
Butter
soft
1 cup
Cream Cheese
soft
Filling
1/4 cup
Brown Sugar
1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon
1/4 cup
Butter
very soft
3 1/2-4 oz
grated or finely chopped Dark Chocolate
Instructions
Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add butter and cream cheese and mix until a smooth, thick, paste-like dough forms. Divide dough in half, form each half into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic. Let chill for at least one hour or overnight.
Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set out the very soft butter and chopped chocolate. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Unwrap one disk of dough and place it on a well-floured board. Roll dough out into a 12-inch circle. Spread the entire surface of the dough with 2 tablespoons of soft butter. Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon mixture and half of the chocolate.
Slice into wedges like a pie, 16 pieces per circle. Starting at the wide edge, roll each wedge into the center, as you would a croissant, with the pointed end on the outside. Transfer to a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
Chill cookies for at least 30 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake cookies to light golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Let cool before serving.