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Dessert - Mexican Chocolate Stars
This recipe makes about 30, 5 centimeter or 2 inch stars.
Ingredients: 1 tablet of Mexican chocolate (This is chocolate combined with sugar, almond and cinnamon compressed into a tablet shape.) 1 / 2 of a cup of butter at room temperature, 1 / 3 of a cup of sugar, 1 / 2 of vanilla extract, 1 egg, 2 cups of sifted flour, a pinch of salt, 1 cup of sliced almonds and 30 chocolate chips
Place the chocolate in a small bowl and set over hot water to soften. Combine the softened chocolate and the butter in a large bowl, then beat until smooth. Add the sugar and then beat until the mixture is fluffy. Add the vanilla and the egg, then blend. Next, stir in the flour and the salt. Form dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap, then chill. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
Preheat THE OVEN TO 175 Celsius or 350 Fahrenheit. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 2 / 3 of a centimeter or 1 / 4 of an inch, and cut quickly with a star-shaped cookie cutter.
Decorate cookies with slices of almond and chocolate chips, then bake for 12 to 15 minutes, then cool in a rack.
Dessert - Molasses Bars
Add one third cup of sifted powdered sugar with six tablespoons of softened butter. Add one egg, one third cup of molasses, one eighth teaspoon of salt and one eighth teaspoon of baking soda. Mix in three fourths of a cup of flower, about one fourth of a cup at a time. Add one teaspoon of vanilla and a cup of nuts. Spread the mixture into a twenty centimeter, eight inch, square greased pan, and bake at 175 Celsius, 350 Fahrenheit, For about fifteen minutes. Sprinkle the bars with powdered sugar before they cool. Cut them into bars and serve.
Dessert - Norwegian Almond Crescents
This recipe makes 48 cookies.
Ingredients: 2 cups of butter at room temperature, 2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of ground almonds, 4 cups of flour
Preheat the oven to 175 Celsius, 350 Fahrenheit. Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Blend in the almonds and flour. Shape teaspoons of dough into thin crescents on a greased cookie sheet. These cookies spread while baking, so space generously. Bake until lightly browned, about 10 to 12 minutes.