Name: BASLER BRUNSLI
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 114 grams Valrhona Manjari 64% cacao chocolate; 3 Tablespoons Valrhona cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 1 egg white; 70 grams Wholesome organic sugar (ground superfine); 1 Tbsp orange or cherry liqueur; 170 grams nut flour (almond or hazel nut is traditional); ½ cup sparkling white sugar

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Allow the ingredients to come to room temperature (about 65&deg; F). This may take about an hour.

Using the food processor, grind together the chocolate, cocoa powder, cinnamon and cloves, stopping before they start to clump. Do not over process.

Using a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat the egg white on medium for about a minute. Increase the speed to medium high and add the sugar a tablespoon at a time. Beat the mixture until it is a stiff meringue.

Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the liqueur.

Fold in the chocolate mixture until incorporated, being careful not to deflate the egg whites.

Fold in the nut flour until incorporated, being careful not to deflate the egg whites.

Pat the mixture into a flat circle about &frac12; inch thick and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate the mixture for at least an hour, or even overnight.

Spread the sparking white sugar on a cutting board. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is &#8540; inch thick, turning it over to make sure it is evenly coated with the sugar.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using cookie cutters, cut the cookies into shapes. The cookies break easily, so smaller shapes are traditional. Use a spatula to move them onto the baking sheet.

Allow the cookies to dry out for an hour before baking.

When ready to bake, place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 250&deg; F.

Bake until they are set, but not browning, about 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake.

Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a cooling rack.

Allow the cookies to cool completely before serving. They firm up as they cool.

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