Sunday, November 21, 2010

Christmas Cookies - Raspberry Brownie Cups


This is another favorite of mine from the 2005 Woman's Day Annual Cookie Cookbook.  It is easy to make and looks impressive.  I have adapted to use a mini-muffin pan with mini-muffing cups instead of the foil cups on a baking sheet called for in the recipe.  The raspberry flavor is subtle but good.  If you are doubling the recipe you do not need to double the topping - it makes more than enough.  If you have extra, the icing freezes really well, as do the brownies themselves.  The photos below are of a tripled recipe.

Makes 56

Ingredients:

For the Brownies:

2 sticks unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 TBS raspberry extract
1 cup flour

For the Chocolate Topping:

3/4 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 tsp raspberry extract

Here's how:

Preheat the oven to 350.

Line a mini muffin tin with mini muffin liners.



Make the brownies:

Melt the butter in a saucepan on medium heat.  Do not brown it.



Melt the butter
Add the chips and melt them until smooth.  Remove the pot from the pan and add in sugar, eggs and extract.
Add eggs and extract
All incorporated. Ready for the flour

Stir in flour until completely blended.

Flour added.  Mix well.

Incorporated well
Fill each muffin cup with 1 TBS of batter.

Ready for the oven

Bake for 15 minutes until the tops are cracked.

Cool on a wire rack in the pans.

Baked with cracked tops

Make the topping:

Heat cream in a saucepan until bubbles form on the edges.  Remove from the heat.  Add chips and let sit for 5 minutes, then add extract.

Stir until smooth and glossy.

All mixed and ready for the brownies

Dip each brownie into the topping. Let dry.

Dip the brownies into the topping

All dipped and drying

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