Adding Hatch Green Chiles to a dessert might sound unusual, but I know for a fact it works! Several years ago Mr. Devilish Dish and I taught a cooking class and the theme was "Do You Know the Way to Santa Fe?" Because you KNOW I do! Whenever he taught classes, he always tasked me with the part of coming up with a dessert and presenting that during the class. He once taught a Tailgating themed class called "Gridiron Gourmet" and I came up with my Browned Butter Pumpkin Pie Spiced Rice Krispie Treats as the dessert. In keeping with the Santa Fe theme I made Hatch Green Chile Peach Cobbler and it was the hit of the entire class. You may have noticed I've been absent from the Devilish Dish for the last several weeks. I wish I could say it's because we were out having fun in our new boat, but alas I was sick the entire month of August. I'm still recovering from pneumonia, and just getting back into the kitchen the last few days. I've missed cooking and baking so much. We've even had a few days of below average temperatures, which really make me feel like baking, so I was finally inspired to get back in the kitchen. Plus it's time for the famous chile harvest in Hatch New Mexico. We used to visit every Fall to load up on chiles. Then we found out there was a chain of grocery stores in Texas that would import the chiles and roast them every August so we would head down to Dallas. Recently a local grocery store chain here in Oklahoma celebrates the harvest by roasting the peppers on site, so we stocked up our freezer locally, at the end of last month so we can make Greg's Famous Green Chile Stew all winter long. Since Hatch Chiles mean Fall to me, I'm excited to incorporate them into my recipes. It's still a little hot for a batch of stew, but I was reminiscing with Mr. Devilish Dish about that Hatch Chile Peach Cobbler and decided to try another savory sweet combination. The cookies were a total success! The chiles are not a dominant flavor. They just add a subtle hint of warmth and make you wonder what exactly is in the cookie besides chocolate chips. I added a little cinnamon too, because the warmth from that is a great compliment to the warmth and savoriness of the chiles. I also used vanilla bean paste (a little more than you would in a regular chocolate chip cookie) because I wanted an extra boost of sweetness to balance out the savory flavor of the chiles. Finally I used Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips because I have to. Our dog is named Ghirardelli "Elli" lol. Don't be afraid to mad science a little in the kitchen. Those delicious Hatch peppers aren't just for stew. Ring in the Fall season and enjoy the flavors of the chile harvest in cookie form!
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| Don't be afraid to try the unusual! Hatch Green Chiles aren't just for stew... |
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| Be sure to use quality ingredients in this. Real roasted Hatch Chiles and Ghiradelli Chocolate Chips |
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| Bake up a batch today. You won't be disappointed. |
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| The warmth from the chiles and cinnamon is a great compliment to the sweetness of the vanilla bean paste and chocolate chips. I LOVE the Nielsen MasseyVanilla Bean Paste! |
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| These won't last long I promise! You'll enjoy watching everyone try to figure out what makes this cookie so different. |
