CRISP CHOCOLATE COOKIES
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
FILLING
3 cups whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
SAUCE
2 - 425 g packages frozen raspberries in syrup
1/2 cup sweet wine or Port
Cookies
- With an electric mixer cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. eat in egg until well incorporated. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa and salt. Stir into creamed mixture.
- Divide dough in half and form two long square shaped logs about 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and chill for 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375F. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. Slice chilled dough into 1/8 inch slices. Lay on cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are dry but still slightly pliable. Cool on racks. Store in airtight containers until needed.
To Make Cake
- Whip whipping cream with sugar until soft peaks form. Fold in chocolate. Place cookies on serving platter. Make two rows of 6 cookies each, touching each other. Slather cookies with about 3/4 cup cream mixture. Top with second row of cookies and cover with cream. Repeat until you have five layers of cream and six layers of cookies, finishing with a cookie layer. Cover the top and sides of cake with remaining cream mixture. Chill overnight.
- To make sauce sauce, combine raspberries with their syrup and wine in a small pot on medium heat. Bring to boil and simmer for 2 minutes. Puree in a food processor or blender. Strain sauce pushing raspberries through the sieve leaving behind the seeds. Cool.
- To serve, drizzle raspberry sauce on individual plates and top with a cake slice.
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