Desserts

Tasty Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

Dru

• 1 cup bread flour
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp salt

Wet

• 1/2 cup butter cooked until nutty brown
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp expresso
• 1 egg and 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 5 oz dark chocolate or chips

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, sift together 1 cup bread flour, 2 tsp kosher salt, 3/4 cups of all purpose flour, and 1 tsp baking soda.
2. In a large sauce pan, melt 1/2 cup (2 sticks) of butter over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook until nutty brown
3. Allow it to cool and then add enough water to get 1 cup. Place in refrigerator until warm temperature (but not solidified)
4. In a large bowl, add 1 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp expresso powder, and butter and mix until light and fluffy (about 2 mins)
5. Add 1 egg and 1 egg yoke and beat until incorporated
6. Add the dry ingredients from step 1, 1/3 at a time until mostly incorporated.
7. Using a wooden spoon, fold 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips and optionally 5oz dark chocolate
8. You can either bake immediately, or for best results, let this mixture cool in the refrigerator for 2-24 hours.
9. Add 3 tablespoon sized balls to a cookie sheet and bake for 350 for 12-14 mins

Apple Pie?

• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pastry for double-crust pie (see footnote for recipe link)
• 5 apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Chocolate, Pecan Cobbler

• 2 pie crusts (rolled), softened
• 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cups light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 4 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 2 cups halved pecans
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1 bag milk chocolate chips

Optional

• Vanilla ice cream

Instructions

Prepare your smoker at 350 degrees with a light smoke wood or pellet such as pecan or a fruit wood so the smoke it not too over powering. In this video we used a Traeger with pecan pellets.

Spray a #9 cast iron skillet or half sheet steam pan with cooking spray or line with melted butter.

Unroll one of the pie crusts. Lay it in the bottom of the pan and trim the excess to fit neatly. Top with the chocolate chips

Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Fold in the chopped pecans.

Pour half of the mixture into the pan. Unroll the 2nd pie crust. Lay it on top of the mixture. Trim the excess.

Place the skillet in the smoker. Smoke for 20 minutes.

Remove the skillet from the smoker.

Pour remaining mixture in the pan. Lay pecan halves neatly on the top completely covering the cobbler.

Return the pan to the smoker. Smoke an additional 30 minutes or until it looks set to you. Cooking time can very based on the depth of the pan that you use.

Remove the cobbler from the smoker. Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes. This is very important as this cobbler mixture will be super hot.

We love to serve this with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!