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No Bake Chocolate Easter Cookies
Category : Method
Bottom Chocolate Layer :
Bottom Chocolate Layer :
- Line bottom of 151/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch jelly-roll pan with aluminum foil.
- Melt 1 cup chocolate and 2 tablespoons shortening in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling water, until smooth.
- Pour in prepared pan, spreading evenly with long thin metal spatula.
- Refrigerate about 20 minutes, until firm.
- Tape waxed paper to bottom of second 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inc jelly-roll pan.
- Invert chocolate onto paper. Peel off foil. Refrigerate.
- Combine marsh mallow cream, 4 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar, orange rind and extract, and salt in medium-size bowl.
- Stir with wooden spoon until thick mass forms.
- Knead mixture with hands if necessary to incorporate ingredients.
- Lightly dust work surface with a little of remaining 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar.
- Turn marshmallow mixture out onto prepared surface. Knead until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Tape waxed paper to bottom of first jelly-roll pan.
- Lightly dust paper and rolling pin with remaining confectioners' sugar.
- Roll filling out to 1/8-to1/4-inch thickness, to size of jelly-roll pan.
- Remove sheet of chocolate from refrigerator. Let stand to soften slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Carefully invert filling on top of chocolate, peel off waxed paper.
- Return to refrigerator and chill about 15 minutes.
- Melt together remaining chocolate and shortening in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling water, until smooth.
- Remove filling from refrigerator.
- Pour chocolate over top, smoothing over entire surface with long thin metal spatula.
- Return to refrigerator and chill 15 to 20 minutes or until firm enough to cut.
- Using 1 1/2 - 2-inch mini cookie cutters, cut into simple shapes. Or cut into 1-inch squares.
- If desired, melt white chocolate and use to decorate shapes.
- Put eyes on bunnies and chicks, tails on bunnies and wings on chicks.
- Also to decorate cut out Easter Egg shapes.
Ingredients:
For Chocolate Layers :
12 ounces - semisweet chocolate, chips or squares, chopped
1/4 cup - solid vegetable shortening
For Chocolate Layers :
12 ounces - semisweet chocolate, chips or squares, chopped
1/4 cup - solid vegetable shortening
For Orange Filling :
2 jars (7.5 ounces) - marshmallow cream
5 cups - confectioner sugar
1/4 cup - grated orange rind
2 teaspoons - orange extract
1/8 teaspoon - salt
(white baking chocolate for garnish, optional)
