Name: Cocoa Cigarette Paste
Ingredients: ¾ cup (3 ½ oz./100 g) confectioners’ sugar; 7 tablespoons (3 ½ oz./100 g) butter; Scant cup (2 ¾ oz./80 g) cake flour; 3 tablespoons (⅔ oz./20 g) cocoa powder, unsweetened; 3 egg whites

These thin cigarette cookies are far easier to make than you might imagine. The chocolate recipe given here is a delicious variation on the classic cigarette cookie recipe.

Ingredients

7 tablespoons (3 ½ oz./100 g) butter
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Method

Cover the pencil in plastic wrap. Butter the baking sheet if using. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). In a saucepan, melt the butter, whisking* it constantly, until it browns (beurre noisette).

Pour the melted butter into a mixing bowl. Lightly whisk the egg whites.