COGNAC COOKIES

A rich chocolate no-bake cookie

A terrific, very rich, no-bake cookie. Adapted from a recipe in the Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook.

Ingredients

(makes 3-4 dozen)

6 oz chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
2 1/2 cups vanilla wafers crushed fine (a box less some nibbles)
1 cup pecans (Finely chopped). Start with 8-10 oz whole pecans.
1/2 cup sugar (white granulated)
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/3 cup cognac (Use the best you can afford!it makes a difference!)

Procedure

Melt chocolate bits. If you have never worked with melted chocolate before, then use a double boiler with the burner set on low.
Crush vanilla wafers very fine (fineness is important).
Chop pecans (again fineness is everything)
Add sugar, corn syrup and cognac (I use 1 nip of cognac and 1/2 nip of rum!works fine and costs less)
Stir in pecans and wafer crumbs. Now you learn why you were supposed to grind them very finely.
By now the mixture should be a smooth paste. Remove from heat and form into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in extra granulated sugar.

Notes

Store these in an air-tight container; if you are a chocoholic, have someone hide them from you. They are best if you allow them to age and mellow.

Rating

Difficulty: Moderate to hard (melted chocolate is tricky, and rolling the mixture into balls takes practice).
Time: 30-60 minutes or more, depending on how deftly you can roll the balls.
Precision: approximate measurement OK.

Contributor

 
Cheers  
Theresa Campbell ...!harvard!bunny!tbc0 
- or - tbc0@gte-labs.csnet

Recipe last modified: 17 Dec 85

Original header

From: tbc0@gte-labs.CSNET (Theresa Campbell)
Newsgroups: mod.recipes
Subject: RECIPE: Cognac sugarplums
Date: 3 Jan 86 03:46:24 GMT
Organization: GTE Labs
Approved: reid@glacier.ARPA

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