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Chocolate Truffle Cookies

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2cups(12 ounces)semisweet chocolate chips, divided
1/3 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp; vanilla
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tbsp baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 350*f
In a microwave or double boiler, melt unsweetened choc., 1 cup of chocolate chips
and butter, cool for ten minutes.
In mixing bowl beat sugar and eggs for 2 min. then beat in vanilla and the chocolate
mixture.
Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; beat into chocolate mixture.
Stir in the rest of the choc chips, then cover and chill at least for 3 hours.
Remove about 1 cup of dough and with floured hands, roll into 1 inch balls. Place on
ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly puffed and set. Cool on pan for 3
or 4 minutes before removing to wire rack, cool completely. Repeat with remaining
dough, dusting with powdered sugar. makes about 4 dozen

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Snow Covered Almond Oat Crescents

1 cup butter (no substitutions.) softened
3/4 cup confectioners sugar.
1 tsp. almond extract
1-3/4 cup of all purpose four
1 cup of old fashioned oats
1/2 cup of finely chopped almonds
1/4 tsp. salt
additional confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 325*f
Cream butter and sugar. beat in extract.
Combine flour ,oats ,almonds and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
Roll level teaspoonfuls of dough into ropes place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking
sheet curving into crescents as you go.
Bake at 325 for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll in confectioner's
sugar.
makes about 3 dozen

Enjoy!

kimberly (and Ma)

<smooches> Thanks!


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On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:36:04 -0800, "Nexis" > wrote:

>Here you go!! Hope it isn't too late
>
>Chocolate Truffle Cookies
>
>4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
>2cups(12 ounces)semisweet chocolate chips, divided
>1/3 cup butter
>1 cup sugar
>3 eggs
>1 1/2 tsp; vanilla
>1/2 cup all-purpose flour
>2 tbsp baking cocoa
>1/4 teaspoon baking powder
>1/2 tsp salt
>confectioners sugar
>
>Preheat oven to 350*f
>In a microwave or double boiler, melt unsweetened choc., 1 cup of chocolate chips
>and butter, cool for ten minutes.
>In mixing bowl beat sugar and eggs for 2 min. then beat in vanilla and the chocolate
>mixture.
>Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; beat into chocolate mixture.
>Stir in the rest of the choc chips, then cover and chill at least for 3 hours.
>Remove about 1 cup of dough and with floured hands, roll into 1 inch balls. Place on
>ungreased baking sheets.
>Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly puffed and set. Cool on pan for 3
>or 4 minutes before removing to wire rack, cool completely. Repeat with remaining
>dough, dusting with powdered sugar. makes about 4 dozen
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>
> Snow Covered Almond Oat Crescents
>
>1 cup butter (no substitutions.) softened
>3/4 cup confectioners sugar.
>1 tsp. almond extract
>1-3/4 cup of all purpose four
>1 cup of old fashioned oats
>1/2 cup of finely chopped almonds
>1/4 tsp. salt
>additional confectioners sugar
>
>Preheat oven to 325*f
>Cream butter and sugar. beat in extract.
>Combine flour ,oats ,almonds and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
>Roll level teaspoonfuls of dough into ropes place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking
>sheet curving into crescents as you go.
>Bake at 325 for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll in confectioner's
>sugar.
> makes about 3 dozen
>
>Enjoy!
>
>kimberly (and Ma)


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