Chocolate Masala Cookie

Ingredients

• 1 cup Fair Trade Certified granulated cane sugar, plus 2 tablespoons for rolling.
• 1 large egg
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup corn syrup
• 2 ¼ teaspoons Fair Trade Certified ground cinnamon
• 2 ½ teaspoons Fair Trade Certified ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon Fair Trade Certified coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 1/8 teaspoons Fair Trade Certified ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 ¾ cups un-bleached all-purpose flour, sifted
• ½ cup Fair Trade Certified cocoa, Dutch-processed or natural, sifted

Preparation

Using an electric stand mixer and a paddle attachment, combine the 1 cup of cane sugar, the egg, oil, corn syrup, spices and salt, until evenly blended. Add the flour and cocoa and mix until fully incorporated.  Remove the dough from the bowl, scrape down the sides, place dough in a reusable container and chill for at least one hour.

Preheat oven to 350 F.  Prepare cookie sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.

Place the two tablespoons of cane sugar in to a small bowl, adding more if necessary. Using a half-tablespoon measure, shape the dough into balls or half-spheres and roll them into the cane sugar.  Place twenty evenly spaced sugared dough shapes on a cookie sheet. 

Bake for 11-12 minutes.  Makes approximately 60 cookies.


Recipe development and food styling by Anita Whyte, www.foodfluffer.blogspot.com
Photography by Michael Kohn, www.michaelkohn.com