Thursday, January 21, 2010

Chocolate Raspberry Cookies



I was watching the Paula Deen show on Food Network today and she made these cookies. I went to the store right after that and got the stuff to make them. They are easy to make and delicious! I got the Giradelhi (sp?) raspberry filled bars and I also added some dark chocolate chips. They didn't have as much raspberry flavor as I would like, so the next time I make them, I think I am going to try adding a tablespoon of raspberry preserves into the cookie dough. I haven't quite mastered making them look all pretty yet, but it is the taste that counts, right??!

Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Dutch process cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 (6-ounce) package raspberry creme filled dark chocolate baking pieces (recommended: Hershey's Premier Dark Chocolate Baking Pieces Filled With Raspberry Creme)
Raspberry Icing, recipe follows

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets.

With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars together at medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.

In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, and baking powder; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in baking pieces. Drop cookies by tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes.

Remove to wire racks to cool. Once cool, drizzle with Raspberry Icing.

Raspberry Icing:
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon seedless raspberry preserves

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients, stirring until smooth.

3 comments:

  1. so good, i wouldn't change anything!

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  2. Yay! I love this blog! Thanks for sharing. My troop loves new ideas.

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  3. Poor Jake, he will have to go on a diet soon with that kind of cooking.

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