Stacey Adimando

Poppy Seed Squares with Chocolate Tips

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Preparation info
  • Makes:

    3 Dozen

    Cookies
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Cookiepedia: Mixing Baking, and Reinventing the Classics
The Cookiepedia

By Stacey Adimando

Published 2011

  • About

Some people might think poppy seeds aren’t the sexiest of cookie mix-ins. These crispy, poppy-flecked cookies beg to differ. The little blue-gray beads add both a nutty flavor and a crunchy texture, bringing a savory depth to this shortbread-style dough. Balance it all out with a healthy dunk into sweet melted chocolate.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 5

Method

  1. Beat the butter until very light and creamy. Sift the flour into a separate bowl, then add it to the butter and continue to mix until it looks crumby.
  2. Add the rice flour, sugar, poppy seeds, and a pinch of salt. Mix until all is blended thoroughly. The mixture will still look like loose crumbs.
  3. Use the warmth of your hand to form the dough into a ball