Best Chocolate Dipped Jam Filled Cats Tongues Recipes

LANGUES DE CHAT

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These cookies are called 'cat's tongues'. They are easy to make. This is a French recipe, but it has already been converted to conventional measurements.

Provided by MBMCD

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French

Time 1h10m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

9 tablespoons butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
3 egg whites
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
6 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, melted

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
In a medium bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg whites one at a time until batter is light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla. Mix in the flour just until blended. Dough will be a little stiff.
Using a cookie press or a pastry bag with a medium star tip, press dough onto prepared baking sheet into 3-inch lengths, like a ladyfinger.
Bake cookies in preheated oven until straw-colored, about 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
When cookies are cool, dip one end of each cookie in melted chocolate and place on wax paper until chocolate hardens. Store in a cool place.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 25.2 mg, Sugar 5.9 g

LANGES DE CHAT (CAT TONGUE COOKIES)

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Langes de chat, the French word for cat tongue cookies, are also called "Lingue di Gatto" in Italy. These cookies may be served plain or used as cake decorations, ice cream sandwiches, or dipped in chocolate.

Provided by Sophia Candrasa

Time 40m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup superfine sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 large egg whites

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
Cream butter cubes for about 1 minute in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and the color has turned pale yellow. Add sugar and vanilla extract; continue the creaming process until the mixture is smooth. Beat in the egg whites, 1 at a time, on low speed until batter is light and fluffy. Mix in flour until just combined--do not overmix!
Transfer batter into a pastry bag with a medium plain tip and pipe dough in 2-inch "tongues" onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until cat tongues turn golden brown on the edges, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 81 calories, Carbohydrate 8.2 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 5.4 mg, Sugar 5.6 g

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED CANDY CANES

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I couldn't resist combining my two loves-peppermint and chocolate-in this recipe. These are so easy, but if one breaks in the process, just pop it in your mouth. -Sandra Baumgarten, Vancouver, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
12 candy canes (6 inches each)
3 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
Optional toppings: assorted colored sugars or sprinkles and crushed candies

Steps:

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip curved ends of candy canes in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper., In a microwave, melt white baking chocolate; stir until smooth. Drizzle over chocolate. Decorate with toppings if desired. Let stand until set., Use to stir servings of hot cocoa.

Nutrition Facts :

CATS' TONGUES (COOKIES)

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Basic cookies that can be turned into gorgeous fancy treats by filling with jam or chocolate or dipping into chocolate...or both :)

Provided by Karen..

Categories Dessert

Time 32m

Yield 72 single cookies

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
3 egg whites
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400*.
Lightly grease baking sheets.
Cream butter and sugar together.
Add egg whites, one at a time, mixing well after each.
Add flour and then vanilla, mixing well.
If dough seems to soft, add a bit more flour.
Force through a pastry bag or cookie press fitted with a medium star tip onto baking sheets, making cookies about 3 inches long.
Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool on wire racks completely.
If desired, make sandwich cookies by spreading with jam or melted chocolate, or be truly decadent by making jam filled sandwich cookies and then dipping in chocolate!