Chocolate Cookie Treats

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 ounce sweet baking chocolate (melted and cooled slightly) or 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate (melted and cooled slightly) or 1 ounce semisweet chocolate (melted and cooled slightly)
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup unsalted walnuts, finely chopped
• 30 walnut halves
• powdered sugar (optional)
• 1 ounce sweet baking chocolate or 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate or 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons nonfat milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 while chocolate cools, beat butter in a medium bowl on medium-high speed 2 minutes or until smooth.
• 3 add granulated sugar, beating until creamy.
• 4 add egg, egg yolk and vanilla, beating well.
• 5 stir in melted chocolate.
• 6 stir in flour and chopped walnuts.
• 7 cover and chill 1 hour.
• 8 shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• 9 place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 10 press a walnut half into top of each cookie.
• 11 bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 12 remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
• 13 for glaze: melt chocolate and butter in small saucepan.
• 14 remove from heat.
• 15 add vanilla, powdered sugar and milk and blend well.
• 16 spoon chocolate glaze evenly over cooled cookies.
• 17 let stand until glaze is set.
• 18 dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
• 19 store the cookies in an airtight container between layers of waxed paper for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.