i’m having a thing for cookies lately. these were in november’s issue of food & wine magazine and i have been waiting for a reason to make them. generally, i’m not in love with chocolatey sweets, (much prefer fruity options – like pie!) but these cookies call for a little cayenne pepper and a sprinkle of sea salt. i can get behind that. salty chocolate and i are friends.

on monday i stopped waiting for a reason and just made them. they’re easy. the recipe is from the marvelous Dorie Greenspan. check it out here, and here on the CookieBar website.

(photos by laurakinsey)