Cheery Chocolate Truffle Cookies Chocolate and cherries - always a great combo - are enhanced in this winning shaped-cookie recipe by a coating of cocoa and powdered sugar. It was submitted
by Lois A. Hernandez of West Allis. Makes 4 dozen 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature 3/4 cup powdered sugar (divided) 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate, melted 2 1/4 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup mini-chocolate chips 48 red or green candied cherries (see note) 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets. In large bowl, cream butter and ½ cup powdered sugar with electric mixer. Blend in vanilla and melted chocolate. Combine flour and salt and add to butter mixture on low speed. Stir in chips by hand. Shape dough around cherries to create 1-inch balls. Set 1 inch apart on cookie sheets and bake in preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes or until set. When done, remove from oven and cool completely. Mix remaining ¼ cup powdered sugar with cocoa powder. When cookies are cool, gently roll them in the powdered sugar mixture. Note: Maraschino cherries that are well drained and blotted dry worked well in this recipe. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
