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Brandy Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
½ cup of butter
2 oz of unsweetened chocolate
½ cup of lightly packed light brown sugar
½ cup of granulated sugar
½ sour cream or buttermilk
1 egg
1 tsp of vanilla
1 and ¾ cups of all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup of pecans finely chopped
1 pack (6oz of semi-sweet chocolate pieces)
Directions:
Directions:
Melt together butter and 2 oz of chocolate in a small saucepan. Transfer then to a small bowl and let cool. Beat the sugar, sour cream, egg and vanilla into the cold chocolate mixture. Mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, pecans and chocolate pieces. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonful 2 inches apart onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Dip greased bottom of a drinking glass into granulated sugar and flatten the balls of dough. Bake in a 375F oven for 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Fill with the coffee brandy filling.

Filling:
Beat together ½ cup of butter and 2 tbsp of cocoa powder in small bowl. Add 1 tbsp. of instant coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp of hot water. Add 1 ½ tsp of brandy and 2 ½ cups of icing sugar. Beat together until fluffy. If the filling is too stiff, add a few drops of water to make it spread better. Take the cookies and create a sandwich with 2 cookies and filling in between. Drizzle a glaze on top.

Glaze:
Melt 2 squares of semi-sweet chocolate with 1 tbsp of brandy or brewed coffee in small saucepan over low heat. Stir until smooth. Stir in 3 tbsp of butter, 1 tbsp at a time. Drizzle the glaze onto the cookies.

 

 

 

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