Double fudge pockets

30 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Butter; no substitutes
1 cup Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 Egg
1 Egg yolk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2½ cup All-purpose flour
½ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
4 ounces Semisweet chocolate
½ cup Dairy sour cream
¼ cup Finely chopped walnuts

Directions

FUDGE FILLING

1. Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed 30 seconds or until softened. Add sugar and baking powder. Beat until combined. Beat in whole egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until well combined. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour and cocoa powder. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill dough 1 hour or until easy to handle. 2. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to ⅛- inch thickness. Using a 2- ½ cup cookie cutter dipped in flour, cut dough into rounds. Place half of the rounds 1- inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Spoon a rounded teaspoon of Fudge Filling into the center of each round. Place another round over top of filling. Press edges together to seal. Bake ina 350 degrees F oven 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are firm.

Cool on cookie sheet 1 minute. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack. Place in an airtight container and chill for up to 2 days.

FUDGE FILLING: In a heavy small saucepan melt 4 ounces semisweet chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in ½ cup dairy sour cream and ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts. Mixture will stiffen as it cools.

Source: Better Homes and Gardens Complete Book of Baking p. 198 Meredith Corporation Des Moines, IA 1995 ISBN 0-696-20040-6 Recipe by: Better Homes and Gardens Complete Book of Baking p. 198 Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Linda Shapiro <lss@...> on May 7, 1998

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