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Merry Christmas from celebrity chef Paula Deen! In celebration of her favorite holiday, this best-selling author brings her trademark Southern charm and incomparable talent to two delicious and decadent cookie recipes that are out-of-this-world fabulous and easy to prepare. Enjoy the recipes, and as Paula herself would say, "Merry Christmas, y'all!"
Ingredients
2 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup graham cracker crumbs, finely ground
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla
24 shelled walnut halves
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate in a medium size bowl. Add the milk and stir until the mixture thickens, approximately 5 minutes.
- Remove the bowl from heat and add the crumbs, salt, nuts, and vanilla and stir until well combined. Work quickly as the mixture will become stiff.
- Using a spoon, drop the mixture into rounded teaspoons onto a prepared greased cookie sheet.
- Place half a walnut on top of each cookie.
- Place cookies in oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove cookies from oven and quickly transfer onto waxed paper to cool.
Makes 24 cookies
Ingredients
Crust:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 stick butter, melted
Filling:
Two (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla or almond extract
Fresh berries and mint leaves, for garnish
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine flour, brown sugar, pecans, and butter in bowl.
- Press crust dough into an ungreased 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- For filling, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar together in a bowl until smooth, using a handheld electric mixer; add eggs and extract; beat well.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Cool completely. Cut into squares before serving.
- Decorate tops with berries and mint leaves.
Makes 25 squares
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