chocolate flecked pirouettes

Easton, PA
Updated on Aug 25, 2010

Great plain.. or if you are up for it you can pipe in a cheese cake filling, or a fruit filling. They are wonderful either way. But they do take some practice. They are light and airy with a wonderful crunch.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 5 Min
method ---
yield about 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter softened (1stick)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 - egg whites chilled
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup coarsley grated bittersweet or dark chocolate

How To Make chocolate flecked pirouettes

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • Step 2
    Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl until light and fluffy
  • Step 3
    Beat in egg whites one at a time.
  • Step 4
    Add flour and beat at low speed just until blended.
  • Step 5
    Gently fold in chocolate.
  • Step 6
    Drop teaspoonfuls of batter 4 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Only do 4 cookies per sheet they really spread out.
  • Step 7
    Bake one sheet at a time in the beginning, till you get the hang of these.
  • Step 8
    Bake for 4 to 5 minutes until edges are golden brown. Do not over bake.
  • Step 9
    Take a wooden spoon with a round handle and cover the bottom part of the handle with vegetable oil. This will make the cookies slide off easier.
  • Step 10
    Remove the cookies from the oven and take them off one at a time. Flipping them onto the handle of your wooden spoon.
  • Step 11
    Quickly roll cookie around spoon handle overlapping the edges to form a cigar shape. Then slide off and put on a wire rack to cool.
  • Step 12
    Repeat with remaining cookies. Greasing your spoon as needed. If the cookies get too hard... pop them back in the oven for a minute or two.

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