Shelly's Recipe

BAKED TRUFFLES WITH MOCHA FROSTING

Category: Candy

2 squares bitter chocolate, melted and cooled
2 cups minus 2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar, light or dark
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup cream or milk


Mocha Frosting:
1 square bitter or bittersweet chocolate
3/4 stick unsalted butter
2 tablespoons very strong coffee (can be omitted)
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk or cream
2 teaspoons vanilla


Carefully melt chocolate in microwave (or use your preferred method). Sift flour, soda and salt. Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in cooled chocolate. Add milk or cream to sour cream. Add sifted flour to chocolate mixture, alternating with sour cream. Drop onto lightly greased cookie sheet, using about 1 tablespoon per cookie. Bake at 350 degrees 8 to 10 minutes. Cookies should be soft.


Frosting: Melt chocolate and butter together. Add remaining ingredients and whisk until smooth. Spread cooled frosting on cookies. Very good when made, but the flavor improves if cookies are stored overnight in cookie tin. Keeps well. Makes 2 dozen.