Sunday, March 13, 2011

Baked Sunday Mornings:Salt 'n Pepper Sandwich Cookies

 
Oreos for the adventurous. That's what these are. Re-imagined, re-made, remarkable. I'm so impressed by these cookies because they changed my mind. You see, at first, I didn't like them. The combination of heat and sweet didn't do much for me. Sweet and salty? You bet. On board. Sign me up. Sugar and pepper? Mmmm... I don't know....



As it turns out, though, I'm so glad pepper got invited to the party. The white pepper in the dough sneaks up on you, letting the fluffy frosting, the dark chocolate and the salt take center stage. After you're done with the first cookie, you realize there is a warmth on your tongue that wasn't there before. It fascinates you. This is a new experience. That's my favorite thing about this recipe. The surprise of it; the unexpectedness. This is an addicting cookie, one that makes you go back for more of the sweetness and anticipating more heat with every bite.


I doubt if salt and sugar together will ever get old for me, but this is one sure way to wake up your taste buds- adding the aromatic spice of white pepper. This recipe makes a bunch of cookies. I highly recommend sharing; telling your friends all of the ingredients is up to you.


Look for the different variations of Salt and Pepper Sandwich Cookies over at Baked Sunday Mornings. It will be interesting to see if the other bakers gave this one a thumbs up. The Explorations continue with a Malted Crisp Tart up next.





10 comments:

  1. Your cookies are gorgeous! I love the floral shape. These are definately Oreos for the adventurous.

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  2. Beautifully-cut cookies! - mine spread a bit, but were still delicious! I agree - that floral shape is truly "spring"! And the S&P combo was fantastic I thought!

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  3. The cookies are adorable! I have made cookies with pepper before and they were disastrous, so I was nervous. Luckily, the Baked boys did not steer us wrong here. It worked well, and now I'm not afraid anymore!

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  4. I love your flower-shaped cookies! You're definitely right about these cookies being unexpected -- it was funny to watch people pick one up and take a bite, thoughtfully chewing while they tried to figure out exactly what was going on!

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  5. Yours are so pretty! It sounds like these worked for you, which is great.

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  6. They look just perfect, Christina! What a great post!

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  7. Very nice post and pretty cookies. I read your post before baking mine...I thought about what your wrote and it helped me with my cookies. Great photos.

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  8. Wonderful post and love the flower shape you used! Loved these cookies--wasn't expecting to, but did!

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  9. Oh how creative, I love the flower shapes-gorgeous

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  10. I love the floral shape of your cookies! Your description of these definitely makes me want to make these, since I wasn't able to make them for this past weekend.

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