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esy ' J Marcel Oesaulniers Top cooks' top cookies HEN IT COMES to cookies Lora Brody and Marcel Desaul-nieknow their stuff: Brody has 22 cookbooks to her name including Basic Baking (Wiluam morrow $25) And g runs the Trellis J rs rs Lora Brody award-winnin- restaurant in Williamsburg Va where happy victims line up for his “Death by Chocolate” desserts His latest book is Death by Chocolate Cakes (William morrow $35) Today they share great cookies for the holidays — or any day j5® - V A Did you know your daughter has your laugh? Now you do i —— — Marcel's Miilion-Dolla- r Cookies Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 68 minutes (to complete four baking cycles) White chocolate flecked ivith semisweet chocolate chunks these are as rich and dense as the Imllion in Fart Knox 4 cups J flour 2 tsps baking 4 soda tsp salt pound unsalted butter 1 1 cut into small pieces pound light brown sugar 1 1 cup granulated sugar 5 large eggs 2 tsps pure vanilla extract 6 ounces white chocolate melted 3 cups chopped pecans toasted (toast on baking sheet 10 minutes at 350 degrees cool before using) wmmr m m 1 4 pound semisweet baking chocolate chopped into '4-in- l Make The Moment Sweetei It A £ pieces Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Sift the flour baking soda and salt onto wax paper Set aside until needed Place the butter brown sugar and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle Beat on medium speed for 6 minutes until 14 USA WEEKEND - Dc1 32000 smooth Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl then continue to beat on medium 4 minutes longer until very smooth Adc the eggs one at a time beatin on medium for minute and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition Add the vanilla and beat on medium fori minute Stop the mixer and add the meltec white chocolate beat on medium for 1 minute until incorporated Gradually using low speed add the sifted ingredients followed by the pecans and chocolate mix for 1 minute until incorporated Use a rubber spatula to finish mixinc the dough Using 2 heaping Tbs of dough for each cookie (about 2 ounces) portion 6 cookies onto each of 2 k baking sheets Bake on the top and center racks 7 for minutes rotating 1 non-stic- 15-1- |
