{"id":9911,"date":"2009-03-18T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T01:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gw.finelimedesigns.com\/2009\/03\/cacao-nib-cookies-for-the-chocolate-lover-who-wants-something-different-3\/"},"modified":"2020-02-29T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T15:59:06","slug":"cacao-nib-cookies-for-chocolate-lover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/cacao-nib-cookies-for-chocolate-lover\/","title":{"rendered":"Cacao Nib Cookie Recipe – Unique and Delicious"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cacao nib cookies are to chocolate chip cookies as vanilla bean ice cream is to French vanilla ice cream – each has its place.<\/p>\n

Some of you will question why I would bake a recipe that removes a sweet, melty chocolate chip and replace it with a hard, bitter, nut-like thing. I see your point.<\/p>\n

You may be surprised to find that the bitter nibs are the perfect complement to a sweet cookie and allow you to truly enjoy the essence of the cacao in your cookie bites. While they are not a replacement for the chocolate chip cookie, cacao nib cookies are a nice change and will be treasured by chocolate lovers.<\/p>\n

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These cacao nib cookies were brought on by Fancy Food Show<\/a> loot. I’m definitely going to make it back there in future years (though I tend to doubt that I’ll be able to pull off my seven hours straight of noshing while carting around a baby<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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At the show, Jonathan<\/a> and I stopped by to say hi to Art Pollard of Amano Artisan Chocolate<\/a>. While I had interviewed him for my now basically defunct (or should I say on prolonged hiatus) blog, Food Interviews<\/a>, I had never met him in person.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Art sent me away with four different kinds of cacao nibs to try. I think he meant to give me all five varieties, but accidentally gave me two bags of the Madagascar (as it turns out, that one was my favorite, so that was fine by me!).<\/p>\n

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Eating the nibs in cookies, salads, or anywhere you would use nuts is a treat, but the best part of the nib experience is opening and smelling the contents of the bags. Taking a big whiff of each open bag makes you feel like you are right in the chocolate factory – and each bag smells different. There is no way you could smell these cacao nibs and leave saying, “chocolate is chocolate.”<\/p>\n

I baked some cookies with each of the four nib flavors that I had (Accra, Barlovento, Jembrana, and Madagascar), kept them separate, and had a taste-off. Of the four participants, two liked the Accra the best, one liked the Jembrana the best, and I liked the Madagascar the best. I guess you will just have to try them and see what your favorite is!<\/p>\n

The Cacao Nib Cookie Recipe<\/h2>\n

I got the recipe for the cacao nib cookies straight from Allrecipes<\/a>. They were labeled “Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies.” They were not big, fat, or chewy (could it be that the nibs affected the cookie texture?). These cookies were best right out of the oven when they were chewy, soft, and warm. After cooling, they became hard and crispy. But, if you put a cookie on a paper towel in the microwave for 15 seconds, it’s back to its fresh from the oven perfection.<\/p>\n

Because these cookies required the trip to the microwave, I wouldn’t call this the ideal recipe, but if you don’t mind the 15 second wait, these cookies are tops!<\/p>\n

If you have a favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, simply replace the chocolate chips with nibs and enjoy!<\/p>\n

Here is my reprinting of the recipe from Allrecipes<\/a>, with my slight change from chips to nibs:<\/p>\n

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Cacao Nib Cookies<\/h2>\n
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While they are not a replacement for the chocolate chip cookie, cacao nib cookies are a nice change and will be treasured by chocolate lovers.
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Course <\/span>Dessert<\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cook Time <\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time <\/span>25 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>24<\/span> cookies<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories <\/span>201<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Author <\/span>Stefani<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>