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    Chocolate Hanukah Stars


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    Marla

    List of Ingredients




    Chocolate Hanukah Stars


    1/4 cup prune butter (see below)
    1 cup sugar
    2 eggs worth of egg substitute
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 cup cocoa
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    confectioner's sugar

    Recipe




    In a large bowl, beat prune butter, sugar and egg substitute on mediumspeed of electric mixer. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder,baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.Cover; refrigerate dough until firm enough to handle.

    Preheat oven to 350 F. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness; cut with star-shaped cookie cutter (can use menorah, dreidel and others). Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to7 minute, or until no imprint remains when touched lightly in the
    center. Cool 1 minute; remove cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

    Two recipes for prune butter that will obviously give much different tastes. Take your pick.

    1) Simmer for ten minutes 1 C pitted prunes and 1 C water, then puree strained prunes and 1/4 C cooking liquid in blender or food processor.

    2) Puree 1 stick of butter to 2 pitted prunes in a blender or foodprocessor.

 

 

 


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