Fresh Flours: Chocolate Pecan Creme Sandwich Cookies from Dahlia Bakery
Thursday, October 29, 2009 
Imagine a chocolate cookie, and then make it about five times more buttery than the one you were imagining--and add some pecans into the mix, too.
Then, sandwich two of them together with a smear of buttery frosting.
You are now beginning to get the idea behind the Chocolate Pecan Creme Sandwich Cookie from Seattle's Dahlia Bakery. This cookie is small--not the typical gargantuan bakery or coffee shop cookie, here--but extremely mighty. I picked one up after a serious lunch at Serious Pie just around the corner, and all I can say is that it was a double whammy of Tom Douglas deliciousness. The cookie had been suggested by a friend, and while it probably wouldn't have been my first choice purely based on visual appeal, it was definitely a delightful taste surprise. Every bite was rich with chocolate, pecan, and butter--in that order.
This is all to say, if you see this cookie when you visit Dahlia--get one. Or two. Don't forget the coconut cream pie, either.
Dahlia Lounge and Dahlia Bakery are located side by side at 2001 4th Ave., Seattle; check them (and Tom Douglas' other restaurants) out at tomdouglas.com.
Reader Comments (5)
Guess where we're stopping after brunch? :) You're a Douglas groupie!
Speaking of Fresh Flours, have you ever been to the bakery of the same name on Phinney Ridge?
Like an oatmeal creme pie only fifty times better!
Fresh Flours Bakery is moving to Ballard - right next to Bastille. And looking for help on Craigslist.
Yum, these cookies are a weakness of mine. Love their egg sandwiches and doughnuts too. yummy!