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