I rarely look at "stats" for my blog, but every year starting in November, my daily visitor numbers start to climb, when everyone begins looking for cookie recipes for holiday baking. My number one post each year is always for shortbread - here - but I want to share another recipe with you today, in case you are looking for a simple, amazing, knock your socks off cookie recipe.
My mom makes these every few years, and I made them a couple of months ago for a work potluck and handed out the extras to some co-workers, and the next day I had to make about 15 copies of the recipe to hand out, they were so popular. These are delicious and truffle-like and gorgeous.
This recipe comes from the book Dishing: Calgary Women Cook.
Baci di Cioccolati
Rosemary Harbrecht
Makes 4 dozen
10 oz semi sweet chocolate
2/3 cup butter
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup dried apricots, choppped
1 cup white chocolate chips
Gently melt the chocolate and butter together in a double boiler or microwave. Let cool.
Beat the eggs and sugar together until thick. Add the vanilla and melted chocolate and butter. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix well. Fold in the dried fruits, and then the while chocolate chips.
Preheat the oven to 325'. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased or lined cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes, until the tops are crackly, puffy and shiny. They will remain soft after baking.
