Remember these cookies? At the time, I was thinking of all sorts of variations besides lime and cocoa nibs. It took me a few months, but I finally got around to trying a couple of different combinations.
The first combination I tried was chocolate with coconut. I made the basic cookie dough recipe, but left out the lime zest and cocoa nibs. After scooping out the balls of dough, I flattened them slightly and topped each with a mixture of sweetened flaked coconut and sweetened condensed milk. I refrigerated the dough for about a half an hour before baking them. These cookies flattened out a bit more than the original, but they were very good. Chocolate and coconut is a classic combination, and it was hard not to eat the whole batch in one sitting. The only thing I would change next time would be to toast the coconut first.
The second combination was chocolate, walnut and cinnamon. Again, I made the basic recipe, leaving out the lime zest and cocoa nibs. I added about 3/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and a cup of chopped walnuts to the dough, then scooped and baked the cookies normally. These cookies were okay, but I thought the cinnamon flavor was too faint. Next time, I’ll increase the cinnamon to a full teaspoon.
Another combination I’d really like to try is chocolate chip with chipotle powder.
Can I have a couple of the cinnamon/walnut ones? Hubby can have the coconut ones. Ick! LOL
These sound so good to me. You’re right, you could make endless variations of them. They remind me of a cookie we made in Home Ec. years ago but misplaced the recipe. I have to try these. I keep thinking I will, but don’t need the temptation of chocolate cookies around my house. I guess I could take the batch to work but not sure they deserve such a nice treat. Ha!