CHOCOLATE MINT MELTAWAYS
from Bon Appetit Magazine, December 1990. Festive cookies spread with minted white chocolate and coated with dark chocolate. These have always been well received. The original recipe calls for piping the cookies out into ovals with the centers filled, but I found them very difficult to pipe, so I always hand-form them as described below. Also, I've always found that I can halve the ganache and have plenty for my taste. The chocolate coating amounts are just right.
Provided by jenpalombi
Categories Dessert
Time 2h
Yield 42 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- For cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F Butter 2 heavy large cookie sheets. Using electric mixer, cream butter and extracts in medium bowl until light. Beat in sugar. Beat in half of flour. Stir in remaining flour. Roll the dough into small balls and flatten them slighty. Bake until golden brown on edges, about 12 minutes. Transfer to paper towels and cool.
- For ganache: Bring cream and butter to simmer in heavy small saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate and stir until smooth. Mix in extract. Refrigerate just until firm enough to spread, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
- Line 2 cookie sheets with foil. Using small metal icing spatula, spread 1 teaspoon ganache over flat side 1 cookie. Arrange ganache side up on prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ganache is firm, about 30 minutes.
- For coating: Melt bittersweet chocolate and vegetable shortening in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from over water.
- Grasp cookie on sides and dip ganache side into bittersweet chocolate; shake cookie to remove excess chocolate. Place cookie on same sheet, chocolate side down. Repeat with remaining cookies. Chill until chocolate sets, 30 minutes. Remove cookies from foil.
- (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead. Refrigerate in single layers in airtight containers. Let stand 10 minutes at room temperature before serving.).
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Brandon Joeseph Wysocki
[email protected]I made these cookies for my daughter's birthday party and they were a huge success. All the kids loved them.
Abdulrehman Shoohab
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect gift for any occasion.
Mian Nwafal
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times and they're always a hit. I love that I can freeze them and bake them whenever I want.
motreangelo Blakely
[email protected]These cookies are a little too rich for my taste. I think I'll try a different recipe next time.
Nadeemideal Nadeemideal
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of chocolate and mint together, but I really enjoyed these cookies. The flavors are perfectly balanced.
Yadav Makeshwar
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make and they're always a hit with my friends and family.
Marcus Stallsworth
[email protected]I love these cookies! They're the perfect after-dinner treat.
khehla bongumusa
[email protected]These cookies are really good, but they're a little too sweet for my taste. I think I'll reduce the amount of sugar next time.
Brinda
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and my cookies turned out perfect. I think the key is to use good quality chocolate chips.
Katie Trubinski
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cookies didn't turn out right. They were too crumbly.
Ameerhaider Haider
[email protected]These cookies are so delicious and they're so easy to make. I love that I can use my favorite chocolate chips.
Yassen Yasmin
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times and they always turn out perfect. They're the perfect cookie for any occasion.
Drew Mattan
[email protected]These cookies are easy to make and they're always a crowd-pleaser. I love that I can make them ahead of time and freeze them.
Milan Shahi
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of mint, but I really enjoyed these cookies. The chocolate flavor is really rich and the mint flavor is subtle.
Md Ali Hussain
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect balance of chocolate and mint. They're not too sweet and they have a nice creamy texture.
Even Rodriguez
[email protected]I made these cookies for a party last weekend and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
Osei Afriyie
[email protected]These chocolate mint meltaways are divine! They're so easy to make and they taste like a million bucks. I'll definitely be making these again and again.