Cookies & Chocolate Mousse (“Merenda della Nonna”)
Saturday, April 3rd
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PST
Join Chef Alain from Tuscany and learn how to make his “nonna’s” (grandmother’s) special recipe for a heavenly chocolate mousse dessert paired with his own recipe for vanilla cookies. Cook along while Chef Alain shares special childhood memories of “merenda” (snack time) with his nonna.
Please be mindful of the time of the class you sign up for and your own time zone. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom online meeting session we will use.
Ingredients & Preparation
Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.
If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.
Before class: please take your butter out in enough time for it to reach room temperature.
Cookies & Chocolate Mousse
2 Servings
Cookies
125 grams (1 cup) all-purpose flour
75 grams (1/3 cup) white sugar
90 grams (3/4 cup) of unsalted room temperature butter
1 egg
7 grams (2 1/4 teaspoons) of dry yeast (special for dessert)
Vanilla extract
Chocolate Mousse
200 grams (8 oz) bar of chocolate (can be milk or dark - your preference!)
200 grams (1 cup) fresh cream (to be whipped)
2 tablespoons white sugar
Equipment
Certain commonly used kitchen tools are not listed here such as cutlery, dishes, mixing bowls, pots, and pans. Any additional equipment is listed here.
Whisk or electric mixer
2 mixing bowls
Saucepan
Plastic / Rubber spatula
Cup for serving mousse
“sac a poche” or decorating/piping bag with nozzle - can be purchased here (or a large plastic Ziploc bag with the corner snipped off)
Parchment paper
Baking Tray
Oven
General Steps
Make the cookies.
Put the cookies in the oven.
Make the mousse.
Enjoy!
