Everytime I am asked to help cater either a bridal shower or a baby shower almost always they ask me to bring my White Chocolate and Dried Cherry Cookies. I don't know what it is about them that says shower, but they really do. Maybe it is the unexpected tartness mixed with the creaminess of the white chocolate that make them so good or it could be the unusual combination of sugars. So if you are looking for a lighter and slightly different recipe give these a try for your next family get together. White Chocolate Dried Cherry Cookies 1 cup unsalted butter(room temperature) 3/4 cup caramelized sugar* 3/4 cup powdered sugar(icing sugar) 2 eggs(room temperature) 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour 12 ounces good White Chocolate, chopped into small pieces 8 ounces dried Cherries(the more tart the better) Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease your cookie pans with butter(to make a more golden brown bottom). In … [Read more...]
Leftovers make good tarts….
April 23, 2006 by · Leave a Comment
So I was making a fallen souffle cake and had extra chocolate and cream lying around. So I decided since I was going to book club that I would make chocolate ganache tarts with candied walnuts. There wasn't really a recipe. I simply caramelized some walnuts with sugar. The I took the walnuts and placed them into the prebaked mini tart shells then I took the ganache mixture(12 oz of good semi sweet chocolate and 1 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream and 3oz of butter) and poured it over them. I refrigerated them for two hours and they were good to go. I would have prefered pecans but walnuts were the only nut in the house. They went over nicely at the book club and will most likely make them again. … [Read more...]
