CHOCOLATE DIPPED JAM FILLED CATS' TONGUES

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Posted by request, this is a combination of two cats' tongue recipes...one jam filled, the other chocolate dipped! The final product is a delicious buttery cookie with raspberry jam filling and rich chocolate.

Provided by Karen..

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 32 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 cups flour, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 tablespoons grated lemons, zest of (variation)
1 cup raspberry jam
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400*.
  • Line cookie sheets with baking parchment.
  • Cream butter on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes.
  • Add sugar and blend together.
  • Add vanilla (or zest), then egg and egg yolk;mix well.
  • Sift flour over batter and incorporate.
  • Batter will be thick.
  • Spoon batter into pastry bag or decorator fitted with 1/2 inch round tip or medium star tip.
  • Pipe 3 inch lengths of dough, about 2 inches apart, onto cookie sheets.
  • Bake cookies in the center of the oven for 8 to 9 minutes, until golden brown around the edges.
  • Let stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  • While cookies are cooling, prepare filling.
  • In a saucepan, melt the jam with the lemon juice until it comes to a simmer.
  • Brush the jam over flat side of half the cookies and top with remaining cookies, flat side touching the jam.
  • Let cookies remain on racks in a cool place until jam has set.
  • Dip one end of each cookie into melted chocolate and place on wax paper until chocolate hardens.
  • If desired, sprinkle chocolate with chocolate or colored sprinkles (jimmies) before letting the chocolate set up.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.1, Fat 8.9, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 27.8, Sodium 7.9, Carbohydrate 20.1, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 10.5, Protein 1.9

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