Chocolate Hand Pies

How to make delicious, warm, and gooey chocolate hand pies with chocolate pie dough and chocolate ganache filling!

Ingredients

• 2 and 1/4 cups (281g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
• 1/4 cup (21g) unsweetened natural or dutch-process cocoa powder
• 2 Tablespoons (24g) granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, very cold and cubed
• 1/2 cup (120ml) cold milk or heavy cream, plus more as needed*
• egg wash: 1 egg beaten with 1 Tablespoon (15ml) milk or heavy cream
• optional: 2 Tablespoons coarse sugar for topping

Filling

• one 4 ounce bar (113g) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped*
• 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream*
• optional: 2 Tablespoons (31g) creamy peanut butter

Topping

• 2 ounces (57g) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped*
• 1 teaspoon canola or vegetable oil
• optional: 1 Tablespoon (16g) peanut butter

Instructions

1. Place the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and cubed butter into a large food processor. Pulse 15-20x until coarse crumbs form. Alternatively, you can use a large bowl and pastry cutter. Slowly drizzle in the cold milk or cream while pulsing (or stirring). After all the milk or cream is added, the dough should look slightly shaggy and be a little soft. If it’s too dry, add another Tablespoon of milk or cream. Try not to overwork the dough. Divide the dough in half and