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Ginger-Chocolate Peanut Blossoms




Source of Recipe


Susanna Foo Chinese Cuisine


Recipe Introduction


- Recipe from Susanna Foo, Susanna Foo Chinese Cuisine,
Philadelphia (adapted from Peanut Blossoms,
a Pillsbury Bake-Off Hall of Fame recipe


List of Ingredients




For the Ginger-Chocolate Drops:

1 cup heavy cream
2 ounces fresh gingerroot, sliced thin
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (or semisweet chocolate bits)
1/8 teaspoon ginger powder

For the Peanut Cookie batter:

4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar plus some for coating
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 ounces candied ginger, diced



Recipe



1. For the Ginger-Chocolate Drops, heat the cream and ginger in a saucepan to boiling. Remove from heat. Let steep 20 minutes; reheat and strain. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate in a bowl. Add the ginger powder. Stir until chocolate melts and is smooth. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until set.

2. Line a sheet pan with parchment or waxed paper. Using a piping bag fitted with a round tip, spoon the ginger-chocolate mixture into the bag and pipe individual chocolate drops onto lined pan. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

3. For the Peanut Cookies, in a mixer bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter, white and brown sugars. Beat in the egg and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl.

4. Stir together the flour, salt and baking soda. Combine with the creamed mixture. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

5. When ready to proceed, heat the oven to 350 degrees.

6. Separate and roll dough into 1-inch balls, roll in granulated sugar, and place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined sheet pans.

7. Bake at 350 until set but soft, about 8 minutes. Remove. Place a Ginger-Chocolate Drop in the center of each cookie and return to the oven to bake 2 minutes more and melt chocolate.

8. Remove. Dot chocolate centers with candied ginger. Makes about 3 dozen cookies


Per cookie: 140 calories, 2 grams protein, 14 grams carbohydrates, 9 grams sugar, 10 grams fat, 22 milligrams cholesterol, 58 milligrams sodium, 1 gram dietary fiber.