Stop the mixer, add the vanilla, and resume mixing on the lowest speed just until the mixture is thoroughly combined. You should see small clusters that are just beginning to show signs of coming together. Resume mixing on the lowest speed and mix just until the mixture starts to appear lumpy. Stop the mixer, place the butter on top of the flour mixture, and wrap a kitchen towel around the back and sides of the mixer bowl, or use a bowl shield to contain the mixture in the bowl, since even the lowest speed causes this amount of flour to fly out of the bowl. In the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt and mix on the lowest speed to blend. Wash the bowl and paddle attachment and proceed to make the Chocolate Dough. Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate for 15 minutes. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, and salt and mix on the lowest speed just to blend. But if you use weight as your measuring method, you will always end up with the same amount of each ingredient and your cookies will always have the optimum amount of chocolate flavor. For example, if you measure different brands of cocoa powder in a cup measure and then put them on a scale, you will discover they weigh differently. This recipe exemplifies how weighing ingredients is more accurate than measuring by volume. I always have one or two of these dough logs on hand in my refrigerator or freezer so I can slice and bake on demand. For seasonal variations, customize the sugar coating on the outside of the logs, from red and green for Christmastime to spooky black and orange for Halloween. She uses a special method of stretching and twisting the dough into two-tone logs, so that when the cookies are sliced, each is a unique work of art. The recipe is from my talented dear friend Nora Tong, owner of Nora's Patisserie in Daly City, California, about six miles south of San Francisco.
The first word that came to mind when I saw these intricately swirled cookies was Rorschach: every one expresses something different, just like the famous inkblot test.
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