{"id":9645,"date":"2011-07-13T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T04:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gw.finelimedesigns.com\/2011\/07\/cocoa-butter-cookies-a-twist-on-a-classic-3\/"},"modified":"2019-01-13T09:05:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T15:05:59","slug":"cocoa-butter-cookies-twist-on-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/cocoa-butter-cookies-twist-on-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocoa Butter Cookies – A Twist on a Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Close your eyes and you’ll think you’re eating chocolate chip cookies<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Open them, and you’ll notice that there are no chocolate chips.\u00a0 The cookie doesn’t show any signs of having chocolate – no cocoa powder, no chocolate chunks, nibs, or even melted chocolate topping.\u00a0 The secret is that you’re eating a cocoa butter cookie – a cookie where the butter has been replaced one for one with cocoa butter!
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\nCocoa butter is way underutilized in baking.\u00a0 My extensive Google search revealed only a handful of cocoa butter-based baked goods.\u00a0 Sure, cocoa butter is pricey (the cocoa butter needed for my cocoa butter cookie recipe costs about $12), but you don’t have to bake with cocoa butter every day.\u00a0 Try it for a special treat or any time you want to add pizazz to a classic recipe.<\/p>\n

Baking with Cocoa Butter<\/h2>\n
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Before sharing my cocoa butter cookie recipe, here are some basic tips on baking with cocoa butter that you can use if you want to try cocoa butter in one of your favorite recipes:<\/p>\n