Chocolate Cookie Treats
These chocolate cookies are made with just a little butter, which keeps them lower in fat than many other cookies. But they still make a tasty snack or dessert.
Prep Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 55 mins
Servings:
30 (2-inch) cookies
Ingredients
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1 ounce sweet baking, bittersweet, or semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
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5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
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1 cup white granulated sugar
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1 large egg
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1 egg yolk
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup unsalted walnuts, finely chopped
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30 walnut halves
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Chocolate Glaze (recipe below)
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Powdered sugar (optional)
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 F. While chocolate cools, beat butter in a medium bowl on medium-high speed 2 minutes or until smooth. Add granulated sugar, beating until creamy. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla, beating well. Stir in melted chocolate. Stir in flour and chopped walnuts. Cover and chill 1 hour.
2.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Press a walnut half into top of each cookie. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
3.
Spoon Chocolate Glaze evenly over cooled cookies. Let stand until glaze is set. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Store the cookies in an airtight container between layers of waxed paper for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.
4.
Chocolate Glaze: Melt 1 ounce sweet baking, bittersweet, or semisweet chocolate and 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a small saucepan. Remove from heat. Add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup powdered sugar, and 2 tablespoons nonfat milk, and blend well.
Nutrition information
Calories 118, Total Fat 5 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 1 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 4 mg, Carbohydrate 17 g, Total Sugar 12 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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