Oh, Dough You Didn't!

Look at that perfect little circle, with just a dash of sugar and smoked salt on top! How fun is that? Oh! It looks like a slightly cooler version of a ginger snap you say? Well, that’s fair, it kind of does. But, this little gem of a cookie is sweet and a nice blend of crispy and chewy with a prominent smoke flavor. The use of liquid smoke was new for me in a cookie, as was the sprinkling of smoked salt on top, and it turned out really nice.

Since this cookie requires you to melt the butter down and add in the sugar, you do have some inactive wait time so the dough can chill in the refrigerator and firm up before cooking. That is the only downside to these cookies is that you have about four hours or so to discover that your sewing skills are a work in progress and that book you’re reading is VERY long! But once the dough is ready to go it’s a quick process to roll out the dough to the thickness you want and cut these out using a biscuit cutter.

RESULTS

These cookies were exactly what you would expect. Slightly smoky with a nice butterscotch flavor. I tried different thicknesses and cook times to see which result I liked best. The recipe called for 1/8″ to 1/4″ rolled dough thickness, but I found that I really enjoyed the chewier version of these cookies so going a little thicker and lighter (less cook time) was my preference. Each cookie was about 1.5″ in diameter which made consuming them quickly and mindlessly very easy!

FOR NEXT TIME

I didn’t have a ton of takeaways for this cookie. It’s a fairly easy cookie to make with only a few steps, but I would change a few things next time.

• I would make the cookies slightly larger, about 2.5″ for next time.
• I think chewy is better for this cookie (I didn’t want a crispy cookie) so going thicker on the dough and less bake will help achieve that.
• I did receive feedback that I could go smokier, so the next time I get around to this I will add either a little more liquid smoke or finish with a tad more smoked salt.