The second is that I may have taken the pieces
of butter in the dough a little too far, smaller in size than they needed to be.
We use chia seeds and
coconut butter in our dough, and a varying combination of oat milk, coconut butter, dairy - free dark chocolate and silken tofu to make the fillings and glazes.
I often make similar cookies («Peanut Butter Blossoms», where I use
peanut butter in the dough, and no sprinkles on the cookies), but don't chill prior to baking.
The result was more crunchy and less buttery betefour, my husband liked it more this way, and for me I like
more butter in the dough so it is up to you and what you like more in these cookies.
Try these variations: Use olive oil instead
of butter in the dough, and pesto instead of butter as the filling.
Crosstown uses chia seeds and
coconut butter in their dough, and a varying combination of oat milk, coconut butter, dairy - free dark chocolate and silken tofu to make the fillings and glazes.
There's no flour or
butter in this dough or in the filling, so this recipe is free of gluten and dairy
You should see lumps of
butter in the dough.
It's okay to still see little bits of the shortening and
butter in the dough.
They were golden on top and slick, and they really didn't need to be spread with any butter, probably thanks to all
the butter in the dough.
It's important
the butter in the dough remains cold prior to baking.
Heating up
the butter in the dough should hopefully make them more pliable.
Your goal is to have lots of little flour - coated pieced of
butter in your dough.
Once
the butter in the dough starts to warm up it gets too soft to handle and you will start getting very frusttrated very quickly.
There is also
some butter in this dough, and I like to use unsalted butter.
You can substitute any oil for
the butter in the dough, but not the butter that gets slathered onto the dough.
Add the butter, using pulses until you no longer see chunks of
butter in the dough.
The secret, Weller says, is mixing chocolate shortbread crumbs with loads of milk chocolate and just the right amount of semisweet chocolate to balance
the butter in the dough and keep the loaf from collapsing on itself.
Butter in the dough is needed for maximum flavor, in my opinion.
There should be visible chunks of margarine and
butter in the dough.
I prefer the pastry blender because it's lo - fi and doesn't warm
the butter in the dough.
You can omit
the butter in the dough portion but you'll want to use a substitute for the butter in the filling.