valentine chocolate jumbles
The Swiss immigrants who settled in and around Schoharie County in upstate New York in the 1700s brought their recipe for chocolate jumbles, iced chocolate-and-spice cookies which have changed little in three centuries and are still hugely popular. Usually made in rounds with a hole in the middle, they are said to be named for the wedding rings they resemble, which were once made in pairs called "gemel". This Valentine version alters that original shape slightly, but respects the cookie's romantic origin.
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yield
serving(s)
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For valentine chocolate jumbles
- FOR COOKIES:
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1egg
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1/2 csugar
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1/2 clard
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1/2 cmolasses
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2-1/2 call-purpose flour
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1/2 cbuttermilk or sour milk
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1/2 ccocoa powder
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1/2 tspcinnamon
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1/2 tspground cloves
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 tspbaking soda
- FOR ICING AND DECORATING:
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6 ozconfectioners' sugar
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2 Tbsppowdered egg whites
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1 Tbspwater
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red food coloring or valentine-themed cookie sprinkles
How To Make valentine chocolate jumbles
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1In large bowl combine cookie ingredients with mixer until well blended. Chill several hours or overnight.
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2Roll out dough about 1/4" thick between sheets of waxed paper. Cut into heart shapes with 2-1/2" heart-shaped cutter, then cut out centers with 1" heart-shaped cutter. Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Reroll scraps and repeat until all dough is used up. Chill again briefly before baking. Bake in center of oven preheated to 350 8-10 minutes, or until edges are firm. Cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
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3Combine icing ingredients except food coloring. Add more confectioners' sugar or water to achieve spreading consistency. Ice cooled cookies. EITHER let icing harden a few hours and paint designs of your choice with red food coloring and very fine brush. OR sprinkle wet icing with valentine-themed colored sprinkles, let dry completely.
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