Sunday, August 21, 2011

Mac Tweets - Kick it up Challenge




Cookie Cocktail

Cookie Cocktail
My homage to the samoa girl scout cookie. Macarons with Fleur de sel caramel combined with Chocolate ganache and just a hint of rum. I heard Cora Carmody speak about the Technology Goddesses, a group that teaches girl scouts about technology. In honor of her coming to my Women's Network Meeting, and due to Mac Tweets having a boozy cookie challenge, I came up with this combo. I have to say I would put more than a hint of coconut rum in next time. My recipe was
2 Cups Heavy Cream
1/4 Cup Coconut Rum
2 1/4 Cups Chocolate Chips.

Next time I'd do double the rum as you really couldn't taste it unless you were really searching for it.

However they were still a chocolate, caramel delight!








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7 comments:

  1. I love the way the shells look! Why can't I get mine to shine like that? And these macs have everything I absolutely love: chocolate, caramel au beurre salé and rum! Oooh fabulous! Welcome back with a passion! We love having you in our Macwteets kitchen!

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  2. Mmmm I love how you added the fleur de sel caramel, it does sound like a choc caramel sensation.

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  3. I love the coconut rum addition. Very pretty macs.

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  4. Talofa! Very good homage to the Samoa cookies with the coconut, caramel and chocolate. Those kiddie cookies really have a grown-up flavor when you kicked it up with rum. :-)

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  5. What a great homage and what utterly beautiful and shiny shells...wow! Love the composition too! Gorgeous!

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  6. Thank you all for the kind comments! I've been taking a baking break since I found out I was pregnant. Today I had some down time so I thought I'd catch up on some blogging! I really want to make some more macs, but I have to fight exhaustion and macs are so demanding!

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