Salted Chocolate Rye And Pecan Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 to 4 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat butter and sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually beat in flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Press dough together in plastic wrap; roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Place beaten eggs in one small dish and pecans in another dish. Dip each dough ball into the eggs and roll in pecans. Place dredged balls on the prepared baking sheets; press your thumb into the center of each ball.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Press each cookie again, with a spoon. Return to the oven and continue baking until golden, about 10 minutes more. Cool on wire racks.
• Combine caramels and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, 4 to 6 minutes. Spoon the mixture into the thumbprints of the cookies and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Stir in oil. Drizzle chocolate over the cookies.

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until lightly toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely. Set 24 whole pecans aside for topping and finely chop the rest; transfer to a bowl. Pour 2 tablespoons whiskey over the chopped nuts, stir to coat and let sit until almost all the whiskey is absorbed, at least 10 minutes.
• Whisk the rye flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the pecan-whiskey mixture and the vanilla until just combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in the flour mixture until combined.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls, squeezing the dough together if it is crumbly. Arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared pans and press a pecan into the top of each.
• Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are just set around the edges but the centers are still soft, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on the pans.
• Make the glaze: Whisk the confectioners' sugar, the remaining 2 teaspoons whiskey and 2 teaspoons water in a small bowl until smooth and thick. Gradually stir in up to 1 more teaspoon water to thin if necessary. Drizzle over the cookies; let set 10 to 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Place a saucepan filled with 1" of water over medium heat, bring to a simmer. Set a heatproof bowl on top of the saucepan, bottom of the bowl not touching the water. Combine the the chocolate and butter in the bowl, stirring occasionally. Cook until melted. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Whisk together the rye flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Place the eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed, adding the sugar a little bit at a time, until all the sugar is incorporated. Increase the speed to high; beat until the eggs have nearly tripled in volume, about 6 minutes. Stop to scrape down the bowl. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the cooled chocolate-butter mixture and the vanilla extract. Beat until well incorporated. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add in the flour mixture; beat on low speed just until combined. Fold in the pecans by hand. At this point the dough will be soft and loose, which is normal; it will firm up as it chills. Cover and refrigerate dough until it just firm to the touch, about 1 hour. (The longer you chill the dough the harder it is to scoop; if it is too firm to scoop, let it rest at room temperature until it is easier.) Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop the dough using a #40 disher or a heaping tablespoon onto the baking sheets, shaping the balls of dough into rounds if necessary and spacing them 2 inches apart. Top each mound of dough with a few flakes of sea salt, pressing gently so it adheres. Bake until the cookies have puffed up and have a smooth bottom and rounded, slightly cracking top, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating the sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through. Remove and let cool slightly (the cookies may flatten a bit) on the sheets, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool complet

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and bourbon, if desired. In another bowl, whisk flours, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chunks., Shape dough into 1-1-/2-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Cover and chill at least 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until edges are just set, 8-10 minutes (centers may appear under-baked). Remove from oven; immediately sprinkle cookies with sea salt. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container., Freeze option: Freeze cookies in freezer containers , separating layers with waxed paper. To use, thaw before serving.