Chocolate Crisps

Name: Chocolate Crisps
Ingredients: 1 egg white, lightly beaten; Pinch of salt; ⅓ cup (80 mL) sugar; ¼ cup (60 mL) butter; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips; ½ cup (125 mL) rinsed and drained canned white beans; ¼ cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour (yes, ¼ cup—not a misprint!); 2 Tbsp (30 mL) chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips; ¼ tsp (1 mL) baking soda; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation info

Makes about
2 dozen
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Spilling The Beans

By Julie Van Rosendaal and Sue Duncan

Published 2011

About

Thin chocolate wafers—great to have in the lunch bag as insurance against unwise (and oft-regretted) chocolate bar purchases!

Ingredients

¼ cup (60 mL) butter
⅓ cup (80 mL

Lunch
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Let cool briefly, then process the melted butter, sugar, and beans in a food processor until very smooth. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, staying attentive and stirring constantly. The mixture will start to thicken and darken slightly, and after boiling for 5 to 6 minutes it will be sticky, reduced in volume, an