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Chocolate-Pecan Drops

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,562
Yield: 3 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 (8-ounce) package premelted unsweetened baking chocolate, divided
2/3 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
Garnish: red decorating sugar

Frosting:
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon anise extract
red food coloring
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
green food coloring

Directions:

With an electric mixer on medium speed, blend together butter and sugar. Add 4 pouches chocolate, reserving remaining pouches for another recipe, milk and vanilla; blend well. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to chocolate mixture; stir in nuts. Cover dough and chill 2 to 3 hours. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet 2 minutes; transfer to wire racks. Spread cookies with desired frosting and sprinkle with red sugar.

For Frosting:
Combine powdered sugar, hot water and almond extract in a medium bowl. Divide frosting between 2 bowls. To one bowl add anise extract and desired amount of red food coloring; stir well to blend. To the second bowl, stir in peppermint extract and desired amount of green food coloring; stir to blend thoroughly.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,562
Calories from Fat: 644

This Chocolate-Pecan Drops recipe is from the Christmas with Family & Friends Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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