Earthquake Cookies in a Jar

Name: Earthquake Cookies in a Jar
Yield: makes about 40 cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup almond meal (also known as ground almonds); 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 12 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3 large eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons brewed coffee; 2 tablespoons vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon rum; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3/4 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar

December 9, 2011

These cookies are familiarly fudgey like a good brownie, cute because of the crinkles or “faults” that cut through their warm sugary surfaces, and they travel well to picnics or friends’ houses. Pile them up in a mason jar and tie them with a bow.

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