Yes, this would have been a great post for December with all the cookie exchanges going on but now it’s January and aren’t you missing all the holiday baking? I say, it most definitely doesn’t have to end. Why not keep such a great thing going, right?
With my love of Italian food I decided to add a fancy Italian spin on the traditional black and white cookies. I added salted pistachios, vanilla beans and freeze dried strawberries which not only adds delicious flavors, but bold and beautiful colors to the contemporary black and white pattern. The strawberries are optional, as you can see I didn’t add it to all of mine but it definitely adds one more layer of bold, fruity flavor, which of course is the perfect compliment to any type of chocolate. You can also make some with only strawberries on one half and leave the other half plain, which would be perfect for Valentines Day coming up. You’ll love all the different textures going on in this cookie. You start with a soft and cake-like cookie base, which is similar to the feel of a spongecake, then it’s coated with two icings, one sweet vanilla, and one dark chocolate and it’s finished with salty and crunchy pistachios and those optional dried berries which add such a nice little, tart zip. Cookies don’t need to be boring and these are proof of that. Enjoy!
