Pierre Hermé & Dorie Greenspan's World Peace Cookies

Name: Pierre Hermé & Dorie Greenspan's World Peace Cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup (175 grams) all-purpose flour (see note); 1/3 cup (30 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder (see note); 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 stick plus 3 tablespoons (150 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature; 2/3 cup (120 grams) packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon fleur del sel or 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 5 ounce (150 grams) bittersweet chocolate, chopped into chips (no pieces larger than 1/3 inch), or a generous 3/4 cup store-bought mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Of all the cookies you will bake and eat during the holidays (and beyond), this is the one people will remember. They're fine and sandy like a sablé, but with a friendly, soft chew, a bit like American chocolate chip. They're made up of well-salted, well-buttered cocoa dough, with generous pockets and wisps of chocolate feeding through. "I've seen World Peace Cookies made with peanut-butter chips, with cinnamon, with icing, and with gluten-free flours. I've seen them huge and small," Greenspan said. "I don't think you can do much to make them better and happily, there's little you can do to ruin them. Except overbake them." If in doubt, pull them out early -- they'll firm up as they cool. Adapted slightly from Baking: From My Home to Yours (Houghton Mifflin, 2006).

Updated at: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:06:09 GMT