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ROD 8/17/2006 #2 Pencil Day Pencil Cookies

Source of Recipe

Marla


Recipe Introduction

One pencil can write 45,000 words or draw a line 35 miles long. It can write in zero gravity, upside down or under water. The "lead" is non-toxic graphite - the wood is cedar. Mass produced in Europe since 1622, the first U.S. pencils were made in 1812. And why are 75% of all pencils yellow? During the 1800s, the best graphite came from China. Yellow is the color they associate with royalty and respect. A pencil painted yellow became know as the best pencil you could buy.

List of Ingredients

ROD 8/17/2006 #2 Pencil Day Pencil Cookies



Pencil Cookies


1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. butter, softened
1-3/4 cups confectioner's sugar
6 egg whites
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tbsp. heavy cream
1-1/2 tsp. orange rind, finely grated
1-1/2 cups heavy cream
2-1/2 cups chocolate chips
2 tbsp. Grand Marnier




Recipe

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in 3 egg whites. Stir in 1/4 cup flour. Beat in remaining 3 egg whites. Fold in remaining flour, cream and orange peel. For each cookie, spoon one tablespoon of batter onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Hit the cookie sheet on the counter to flatten the batter. Bake about 5 minutes at 450°F, until the cookies are golden colored around the edges. Roll the cookies (WORK QUICKLY) around a cylinder such as a wooden spoon handle. Press down the edges to seal one end of the cookie tube. If any of the cookies are too cool and not pliable enough, reheat them briefly in the oven. Keep the cookies in an airtight container until just before serving. When preparing to serve the cookies, fill with chocolate using a pastry bag.

Filling:
Heat the cream to boiling. Add chocolate chips. Stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Mix in Grand Marnier and cool to room temperature. Use a pastry bag to pipe the filling.