Tempered Chocolate for Dipping or Streaking Cookies

Tempering chocolate isn’t complicated or difficult, but it takes time and attention to do it properly. The reward is a beautiful finish that will remain dry and shiny on the decorated cookies. The following method is what I call a “quick temper” and it will work very well for dipping or streaking cookies.

Make sure you use a couverture-grade chocolate for tempering—only this type of chocolate has a high enough cocoa butter content to make tempering and dipping possible. If you aren’