Tuesdays with Dorie: Café Volcano Cookies
December 15, 2009 at 1:01 am | Posted in cookies & bars, groups, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 26 Comments
Would you like to come over for coffee? We can chat…we can gossip…I’d really love to meet you. And, yes, of course there will be cookies. It’s no problem at all…these little Café Volcano Cookies that MacDuff of the always entertaining The Lonely Sidecar picked for TWD are ridiculously easy to whip up.
Just a few ingredients (egg whites, sugar, espresso powder, walnuts and almonds) stirred together by hand produce these sweet and crispy little treats. Not quite the same as a traditional meringue, they’re like coffee air held together by nuts.
For the recipe, see Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan (it’s also here on The Splendid Table), or read The Lonely Sidecar. Don’t forget to check out the TWD Blogroll!
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“…like coffee air held together by nuts.” I LOVE your description…it’s just perfect!
Comment by Leslie— December 15, 2009 #
For simplicity, these cookies win hands down – perfect for making when someone drops by unexpectedly.
Comment by Cakelaw— December 15, 2009 #
Oh, so that’s what they are supposed to look like… Very nice!
Comment by Clivia— December 15, 2009 #
“Coffee air held together by nuts?” Very good description. As always, I like the titles on your pics.
Comment by Romaine— December 15, 2009 #
Yours look puffy, mine were flat like spreading lava…not my fav.
Comment by Michelle— December 15, 2009 #
Yes coffee and cookies are my fav… I can be there in a jiffy.
Comment by Tracy— December 15, 2009 #
The next time I’m in NYC, you better plan on an extended coffee and dessert break!
Comment by Amanda— December 15, 2009 #
Looking forward to it, Amanda! 🙂
Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— December 15, 2009 #
Coffee air – I like that description. Too bad mine didn’t turn out!
Comment by Megan— December 15, 2009 #
Your cookies look just right with a nice cup of hot coffee.
Comment by Amy— December 15, 2009 #
Those look delicious!
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Comment by Margarita— December 15, 2009 #
your cookies look lovely and uniform. not sure whether I loved these or not
Comment by Tammy— December 15, 2009 #
I think they look really good-nice and crispy!
Comment by Michele— December 15, 2009 #
These were really good and I loved the low-effort factor. Your cookies look great! And I would love to come over for coffee.
Comment by Wendy— December 15, 2009 #
Great description, very fitting. I didn’t love these, but they were so easy to make, and fun!
Comment by Sarah— December 15, 2009 #
When I come to NYC next year I would love to have coffee and these cookies with you. I made them with espresso powder and again with cocoa powder and loved them both ways! Yours look great!
Comment by Susan— December 15, 2009 #
Hummm…? Have you invited those office people across the street yet? Perhaps for some of those volcano cookies? Nahhhh… you shouldn’t, just leave some crumbs by the window ledge… and stick your tong out! They are so perfect… should drive them crazy! LOL LOL Beautifully done Steph!
Comment by vibi— December 16, 2009 #
Your cookies look great, definitely airy, and I love the pot of coffee looming in the background.
Comment by Margot— December 16, 2009 #
I’ve never been bowled over by the cookie recipes in that book, but this one really appeals to me.
Comment by Hilary— December 16, 2009 #
We must be on the same wavelength because I just baked her banana cake and its in the oven! 🙂
Comment by Sweets at Vicky's— December 16, 2009 #
If you are serving these, I will be right over, my they look delightfully good. We loved these…and I loved how easy they were…guys inhaled them. Your photos are always so great.
Comment by Kayte— December 16, 2009 #
Oh yes, if you were to offer these I would totally come. They look just perfect to have with a cup of tea!
Comment by Caitlin— December 16, 2009 #
Yours are pretty. How did that happen.
I’ll bring the tea to go with these cookies.
Comment by teaandscones— December 16, 2009 #
Yum! I love meeting friends for coffee, especially when they serve adorable little cookies, too :).
Comment by unplannedcooking— December 17, 2009 #
They look great! I love how different everyone’s turned out. a pretty amazing little cookie.
Comment by Spike— December 18, 2009 #
They look great! I always have same unnecessary egg whites to use. I’ll try the recipe next time 🙂
Comment by komarka— December 21, 2009 #