Chocolate Sablés

Name: Chocolate Sablés
Yield: Makes about 25 sablés
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 10 g (¼ oz) egg yolks (about ½ an egg) Egg whites, for brushing; 75 g (2½ oz/½ cup) Icing (powdered/pure) sugar; 125 g (4½ oz/1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into cubes and softened; 20 g (¾ oz/1 tbsp) cocoa powder; 150 g (5½ oz/1 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 10 g (¼ oz) egg yolks (about ½ an egg) Egg whites, for brushing; 10 g (¼ oz) egg yolks (about ½ an egg) Egg whites, for brushing; Granulated (white) sugar, for rolling

Preparation info

Makes about
25
sablés

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Couture Chocolate

By William Curley

Published 2011

About

A delicate, crumbly biscuit meaning ‘sand’ in French, originating from Normandy. Delicious with a mug of hot chocolate.

Ingredients

150 g (5½ oz/1 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour
20

Europe
France
Mediterranean
Normandy
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C (325°F/ Gas 3).
Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a bowl. Beat together the butter and sugar in a separate bowl until light in colour, about 2-3 minutes. Gradually add the egg yolks.
Add the dry ingredients and mi