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Pecan Snowballs
By littlejordan
NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 120; FAT 8g (sat 4g); CHOLESTEROL 14mg; CARBOHYDRATE 12g; CALORIES FROM FAT 57%; SO
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Glazed Lemon Cookies
By littlejordan
NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 68; FAT 3g (sat 2g); CHOLESTEROL 16mg; CARBOHYDRATE 10g; CALORIES FROM FAT 40%; SOD
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus more if necessary
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Chocolate Walnut Cookies
By littlejordan
NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 111(1% from fat); FAT 7g (sat 3g); CHOLESTEROL 19mg; CALCIUM 7mg; CARBOHYDRATE 12g;
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
Gingerbread Men
By littlejordan
NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 164(29% from fat); FAT 5g (sat 3g); CHOLESTEROL 19mg; CALCIUM 32mg; CARBOHYDRATE 27
- 5 to 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sachertorte de Violette
By littlejordan
The finished cake is delicious served with whipped cream and fresh raspberries or a raspberry coulis
- Frosting & Filling:
- 6 oz/175g semisweet chocolate
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup superfine sugar
- 6 eggs, separated
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 oz/175g semisweet chocolate
- 5 tbsp strong black coffee
- 1 cup frosting powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp good-quality apricot jelly
- 1 3/4 ounce/50g semisweet chocolate, melted, to decorate
Chocolate Truffles
By littlejordan
NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 70(71% from fat); FAT 6g (sat 3g); CHOLESTEROL 7mg; CALCIUM 7mg; CARBOHYDRATE 7g; S
- 1/2 pound semisweet chocolate
- 1/2 pound good-quality bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream or whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
- 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
Chocolate Melting Cakes
By littlejordan
NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 357(0% from fat); FAT 20g (sat 11g); CHOLESTEROL 147mg; CALCIUM 82mg; CARBOHYDRATE
- 10 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Caramel sauce
- Coffee ice cream
Chocolate Marshmallow Cake
By littlejordan
Grease a 3 3/4-cup ovenproof bowl with butter
- Frosting:
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup superfine sugar (generous)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, beaten lightly
- 3 oz semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/4 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 2 oz light chocolate, grated, to decorate
- 6 oz white marshmallows
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2 egg whites
- 2 tbsp superfine sugar
Bittersweet Chocolate and Peppermint Sandwiches
By littlejordan
1. In a large bowl, beat the 3/4 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 * 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 * 1 egg
- 2 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 * 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 * 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- * Pink food coloring (optional)
- 3 * 3 ounces dark or bittersweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
The Donald Duck
By littlejordan
Split the English muffin in half, toast until golden brown
- 1 English muffin
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tsp honey or jelly
- 1/2 small banana