Dessert & Baked Goods » Icebox Bullseye Cookies
Ingredients
For Vanilla Dough
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- pinch of salt
- 1 egg, room temperature
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
For Chocolate Dough
- 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- pinch of salt
- 1 egg, room temperature
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
For Egg Wash
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbsp water
Equipment
- parchment paper
- cookie sheets
How-to
Make Vanilla Dough
- In a bowl, combine butter, sugars and salt. Beat until smooth
- Add eggs and vanilla, a little at a time until combined
- Add flour and slowly mix until a dough forms, scraping down the sides at least once
- Form dough into a log and roll with parchment paper, folding in the sides to protect dough during refrigeration. Chill the log at least 30 minutes
Make Chocolate Dough
- Melt chocolate in microwave or over a double-boiler until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly
- In the same bowl (there is no need to clean it), combine butter, sugars and salt. Beat until smooth
- Drizzle in slightly cooled, melted chocolate
- Add eggs and vanilla, a little at a time, until combined
- Add flour and slowly mix until a dough forms, scraping down the sides at least once
- Pat dough into a square
- Encase with parchment and chill at least 30 minutes
Form & Chill
- Remove both chilled doughs from refrigerator
- Cut vanilla log in half (you will be making two separate bullseye logs when finished). Roll each half into logs about 12" in length
- Cut chocolate dough in half. Flour work surface and roll each out to the length of the logs, wide enough to wrap the circumference of the logs, about ¼" thickness
- Brush top of chocolate dough with egg wash (egg white + water, lightly-beaten). Place vanilla logs atop chocolate dough rectangles and roll to encase. Cut off excess dough with a paring knife. Roll with fingertips to conceal the seams in the chocolate dough
- Roll in parchment paper and refrigerate, at least 4 hours. Logs will freeze for up to 2 weeks
Slice & Bake
- Preheat oven to 375º
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper
- Using a sharp knife or bench scraper, cut ¼" slices from log and line evenly on cookie sheets, spaced about ½" apart
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Bake 10 minutes and let cool completely. Store in an air-tight container if not eaten immediately
Will Poole
Chef Will Poole was influenced at an early age by his grandparents. Their baking skills and the unforgettable aromas of home cooking were an inspiration to him. Will trained in Paris, then opened Wen Chocolates in Denver, Colorado. He is now chef/co-owner of Maison de Macarty, a beautifully renovated New Orleans guest house. This cowboy, chef and lover of animals & nature is a true Renaissance man.
Will Poole of Maison de Macarty in New Orleans makes a classic cookie, the Icebox Bullseye. The center of the Bullseye consists of a buttery vanilla dough which is encased by the same dough — but with the addition of melted chocolate. After some chill time in the "icebox," the dough is sliced and baked, resulting in perfect, uniform cookies — great with an afternoon cup of coffee or as a member of a holiday cookie swap lineup.
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