Polka Dot Cookie Brittle
November 19, 2009
The idea of cookie brittle is simple — spread your dough in one thin sheet across a lined baking pan, bake thoroughly, and then gently break the slab of cookie into small shards once it has cooled. Because the dough is eggless, the finished product winds up crisp and flaky like a shortbread or pie crust. (It’s a tiny bit greasy, too.) It really does break apart like peanut brittle. Because we used some open bags of chocolate chips — a little bit of white chocolate, a little bit of semi-sweet — G. said they looked like polka dot cookies. Who am I to argue? My friend Hillary passed this recipe on to me, and it’s a keeper — everyone that tasted the cookies adored them.
Polka Dot Cookie Brittle
Adapted slightly from Cookie Brittle in Kosher by Design Short on Time
You can substitute 8-10 oz. of any baking chip instead of the white and semi-sweet chips I used. Mini chips would work very well.
1 c. unsalted butter, room temperature
1 c. white sugar
1½ tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. salt
2 c. white whole wheat flour
4 oz. white chocolate chips
4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Using a hand or stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt for several minutes on medium speed. Add in flour and continue mixing until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips by hand, being careful not to over-mix — it’s OK if the dough is still crumbly.
Line a cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper, and (with clean hands!) spread the dough as thinly and evenly as possible over the baking tin. The chocolate chips will limit how thin it can be spread, and it is OK to have rough edges.
Bake for 20-25 minutes (mine took 23 minutes), until the cookie is browned evenly and firm to the touch in the center. Remove and allow to cool thoroughly before breaking into pieces for serving.
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I'm Dara, the Chick in the Kitchen. Living in the suburbs of Manhattan with my two boys, ages 4 and 6, and husband. Trying to feed my family something more diverse than a different shape of pasta each night. Read more 
3 Comments
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Sharon | November 20, 2009 at 6:34 am
Ok Dara, you rescued me when I was running late and met Em at the bus for me — then fed her these cookies as the ultimate after school snack, then sent me home with a big bag of them. You are one amazing friend on so many levels! These are really, really delicious – and we polished off the bag by bedtime. They remind me of my Grandmother’s sheet cookies (except those have egg in them and are sprinkled with nuts, and are cut into diamond shapes). Yum!
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Jodi | November 20, 2009 at 7:00 am
I’m going to try these too…sounds good…maybe if I get motivated, I’ll have them for these guys after school:)
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Aunt Barbara | November 23, 2009 at 8:48 am
What a clever idea! I’ve never heard of this before and certainly never thought of it. I’ll have to try it.
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