CHOCOLATE FLECKED PIROUETTES

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Great plain.. or if you are up for it you can pipe in a cheese cake filling, or a fruit filling. They are wonderful either way. But they do take some practice. They are light and airy with a wonderful crunch.

Provided by Beth Streeter

Categories     Chocolate

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 c butter softened (1stick)
1/2 c sugar
2 egg whites chilled
1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 c coarsley grated bittersweet or dark chocolate

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • 2. Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl until light and fluffy
  • 3. Beat in egg whites one at a time.
  • 4. Add flour and beat at low speed just until blended.
  • 5. Gently fold in chocolate.
  • 6. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter 4 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Only do 4 cookies per sheet they really spread out.
  • 7. Bake one sheet at a time in the beginning, till you get the hang of these.
  • 8. Bake for 4 to 5 minutes until edges are golden brown. Do not over bake.
  • 9. Take a wooden spoon with a round handle and cover the bottom part of the handle with vegetable oil. This will make the cookies slide off easier.
  • 10. Remove the cookies from the oven and take them off one at a time. Flipping them onto the handle of your wooden spoon.
  • 11. Quickly roll cookie around spoon handle overlapping the edges to form a cigar shape. Then slide off and put on a wire rack to cool.
  • 12. Repeat with remaining cookies. Greasing your spoon as needed. If the cookies get too hard... pop them back in the oven for a minute or two.

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