Palmer House Brownie Cookies
Fudge brownie cookies with an apricot topping inspired by the original Palmer House Brownies.
Cost 5
Ingredients
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour (32 grams)
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ⅔ cup sugar (130 grams)
- ½ tablespoon ice cold vodka
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (28 grams)
- 5 ounces 72% chocolate or Guittard Sante baking chips (140 grams)
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped (56 grams)
- ¾ cup good quality chocolate chips
Apricot Glaze & Walnuts
- 2 teaspoons water
- ¼ teaspoon gelatin
- ¼ cup apricot preserves
- ⅓ cup chopped toasted walnuts or pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Whisk the eggs together in the bowl of a stand mixer, then add the sugar and beat with the whisk on high until mixture is pale, bubbly and slightly thickened (about 5 minutes). Beat in the cold vodka and vanilla.
- While the eggs are whipping, place the butter and both chocolates in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt using 50% power, stirring every 30-40 seconds.
- Gently fold the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. When it's about halfway mixed in, fold in the flour mixture. Let the batter rest for about 5 minutes, then make sure the batter is not too warm and fold in the extra chocolate chips.
- Drop the batter by small cookie scoops or tablespoons onto parchment lined baking sheets and bake until puffed and cracked, 8 to 9 minutes. Slide parchment off the sheet and onto the counter and let cookies set. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- While the cookies are cooling, make the apricot glaze.
- Soften the gelatin in the water for about 2 minutes. Meanwhile, gently warm the preserves in a small saucepan by turning the heat on briefly and then turning it back off. Add the softened gelatin to the warm preserves and stir until dissolved.
- Using a generous ¼ teaspoon measure, spoon the preserves over the cookies, pushing any chunks of preserves to the side..
- Sprinkle walnuts over the preserves or press in one walnut half or quarter. If you like, spoon a little bit more of the preserves over the nuts just to make them shiny.
- Transfer the cookies to a plate and chill just long enough to set the preserves.