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CRUMBLED TO PIECES is the sixth book in the Cookies & Chance Mystery series by Catherine Bruns. Sally Muccio Donovan owns a delicious cookie shop, Sally’s Samples, while her best friend, Josie bakes all the delectable treats. I love the setting of the shop and can easily visualize and taste the cookies thanks to the strong descriptive language the author uses. I also adore the relationship Sally and Josie have. As close as sisters, they have a humorous repartee that provides plenty of opportunity for strong dialog. The theme running through all the books is the messages found in random fortune cookies that Sally hands out to every customer. Sometimes fortune cookies break in Sally’s hand and she finds her own puzzling fortune… sometimes hinting at disastrous events. In CRUMBLED TO PIECES it’s Sally’s new tenant that karma visits. Even though the elderly Sicilian woman is as nasty as you can possibly imagine, Sally’s adorable grandmother begs Sally to find justice for the woman after she is killed.

With the help of her best friend, grandmother and her grandmother’s friend (also known as “the thorn in Sally’s side”) the search for the killer takes them on a trip to Las Vegas. Their mission is to track down the estranged daughter of the deceased and find out why she was the only one of her siblings to inherit. Even though it’s a short trip, the author manages to capture the sounds and sights of Sin City while infusing more humor into the story and weaving a tight plot. As the reader turns the pages, the clues start providing more and more suspects which kept me guessing up until the suspenseful reveal. With a strong mystery as the focal point, it’s the characters that add delightful charm to the story and keeps me coming back for each new book in this series!

Sally’s Samples serves so many yummy cookies in addition to the fortune cookies. I am honored that Ms. Bruns has included my own recipe for Double Chocolate Chili Cookies in her book. Rich and chocolatey, these cookies have a bit of hot spice that adds to the depth of the chocolate. I’ve tinkered with this recipe for years and they’ve gained a permanent position on my Christmas cookie platters. I’ve tried substituting other chocolate cookies for a change of pace but my recipients all want these. I’ve found that the majority of people enjoy the cookies more when I use the smaller amount of cayenne for just a hint of spice, although others (like my son-in-law) prefer their cookie spicier. If spicy isn’t your cup of tea, then by all means omit it… these fudgy, chewy cookies will still be delicious!

 

Double Chocolate Chili Cookies have a bit of hot spice that adds to the depth of the chocolate. Chocolate chips adds a burst of flavor to each bite.

 

Amazon Synopsis

In need of some quick dough, full-time baker and sometime sleuth Sally Muccio decides to rent the vacant apartment over the bakery to a friend of her grandmother’s. Allegra Fiato is nothing like Sal’s darling Grandma Rosa, though. She’s mean, dishonest, and harboring a deadly secret.

When the elderly woman is mowed down in a hit and run, it quickly becomes obvious this was no accident. Grandma Rosa asks for Sal’s help to find the killer which involves a last minute trip to Vegas crashed by Sal’s crazy parents, stolen fortune cookies, and a mysterious missing
locket. To add more spice to the mix, a loved one makes a startling admission to Sal that shocks her to the very core. Suddenly, Sal’s world is in danger of crumbling around her. Can she put the pieces back together in time before the killer makes her the next victim?

 

 

 

 

A special thanks to Catherine Bruns for providing a winner with their choice of print or e-book of CRUMBLED TO PIECES. Contest ends Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 11:59 pm PST and is limited to U.S. residents only. Please use the Rafflecopter box located below to enter. The winner will be announced on this page and on Cinnamon & Sugar’s Facebook page, as well as notified by email (so check your spam folder!)  

 

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Double Chocolate Chili Cookies have a bit of hot spice that adds to the depth of the chocolate. Chocolate chips adds a burst of flavor to each bite.

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Double Chocolate Chili Cookies
Ingredients
  • 1-1/3 cups (190g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup (102g) Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons flaky sea salt or kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon cayenne powder (depending on how spicy you want the cookies)
  • 3/4 cup (172g) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup (210g) packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup (152g) granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1-1/2 cups (245g) chocolate chips (your choice of semi-sweet, dark, milk, or white)
Instructions

  1. Don't preheat the oven yet since the dough needs to chill first.

  2. Whisk flour, cornstarch, cocoa, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cayenne powder together in a small bowl. Set aside.

  3. In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream butter until pale and fluffy.   

  4. Beat in sugars until smooth and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.  

  5. Add in vanilla, then beat in one egg at a time until incorporated. 

  6. Add in half the flour mixture on low and mix to incorporate before adding the other half. 

  7. Once flour is incorporated stir in the chocolate chips.  

  8. Refrigerate dough for several hours or overnight. 

  9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).

  10. Using 1-1/2 teaspoon scoop, roll dough into a ball. Roll each ball in granulated sugar before placing on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

  11. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes. The tops of the cookies will have a crackled appearance, but the inside should still look soft.

  12. Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling. 

  13. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. 

Double Chocolate Chili Cookies have a bit of hot spice that adds to the depth of the chocolate. Chocolate chips adds a burst of flavor to each bite.

 

 

 

 

 

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Double Chocolate Chili Cookies have a bit of hot spice that adds to the depth of the chocolate. Chocolate chips adds a burst of flavor to each bite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Double Chocolate Chili Cookies have a bit of hot spice that adds to the depth of the chocolate. Chocolate chips adds a burst of flavor to each bite.

 

 

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52 thoughts on “Double Chocolate Chili Cookies”

  10. Yes, we have been to Vegas a number of times but not recently. It’s not an easy trip by car from MA as flying is a big problem for me now.so visiting again is not very likely.
    But I did enjoy our trips there.

  13. My husband loves Las Vegas and travels there often to play golf with a buddy, and sometimes with me. I’m not much of a gambler, but enjoy the sightseeing, people watching, and going to the hotel spas.

  18. I have never been to Las Vegas, although I would love to vsit. Your recipe sounds delightful and I intent to make them asap. Your book series sounds like it would be such fun to read; I have never read any of your books. Thank you so much for the giveaway and sharing your recipe.

  19. I’ve been to Las Vegas once and would love to go back. The people watching is fantastic there.

  22. Never been to Las Vagas. Wouldn’t mind going some day though. 🙂

    We love chilies and spices in this home and who doesn’t love chocolate! The recipe for Double Chocolate Chili Cookies sounds like a marriage made in heaven. I’ll have to give it a try.

    I’d love the opportunity to read “CRUMBLED TO PIECES”. Really enjoy Catherine Bruns’ books and I just know I will love this one as well.

  29. I visited Las Vegas the summer before my sophomore year of high school during my family’s grand Western road trip. Lights and casino action!!

  31. I’ve never been but would like o one day. I’ve heard some of the hotels are incredible. My mother in law lived there a short time and loved it,

  32. I’ve never been to Las Vegas, but I’d love to go someday. Can’t wait to read this book, and the recipe looks great too!

  35. Yes, I have family there. I remember we used to drive through the night when I was a kid and we could see the glowing sky before we got to the top of the hill to see the city below, it was so cool.

  37. I used to go to Vegas at least once a year but I have only been there once in the past 10 years. Money doesn’t last as long once you are retired if you are single. Maybe more if there are two incomes.

  39. My parents RV’d for about 10 years and would spend a couple of months in Vegas during the winter, so I flew there for a long week (both weekends and the work week between) a few times. Haven’t been back since they gave up the RV. It’s no longer the really cheap vacation (if you didn’t gamble much) that it used to be.

  40. I have never gone to Vegas before .. my parents used to go every year when I was younger. I was supposed to go when I turned 18 or 19yrs old but that never happened. Maybe someday ?

  43. Never been to Las Vegas; a friend of mine lived there for over a year, tho. Does that count?

  44. We’ve been to Las Vegas twice. It’s really a vibrant city but not in the way I like a city to be vibrant. 🙂 My Mom & my husband like the games of chance so they enjoy the casinos. I like to visit sites of historical significance and to eat in interesting restaurants. Las Vegas certainly has some interesting buffets! Hoover Dam was also impressive and interesting. I also enjoyed just looking out our 10th floor window at the Las Vegas strip with all the lights!

  45. I have only been in the airport in Las Vegas as we were flying from one place to another, and had a plane change.
    I actually have a cousin there, but have never visited.

    donna (dot) durnell (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

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