Chocolate Pixies Modified With Cocoa Powder Recipes

CHOCOLATE PIXIES

Steps:

• Melt butter and chocolate together over low heat or in the microwave.
• In a medium bowl, mix eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in melted chocolate mixture. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt . Stir dry ingredients into the egg mixture by hand until well blended. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees (150 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Shape rounded teaspoonfuls into balls and roll in confectioners' sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until firm to touch.

CHOCOLATE PIXIES (MODIFIED WITH COCOA POWDER)

Steps:

• Combine cocoa with oil.
• Add sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• Add vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to cocoa mixture.
• Chill for an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Drop by teaspoon in powdered sugar, coating entirely.
• Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes.
• Remove immediately, taking care so as to retain shape.
• Cookie will be solid on the outside and soft on the inside.

CHOCOLATE PIXIES

Steps:

• In large saucepan melt margarine and choclate over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Remove from heat, cool slightly Add flour, walnuts, baking powder,salt, sugar and eggs, add chocolate to mixture.
• Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees, shape dough into 1 inch balls, roll balls into powdered sugar, coating heavily, place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet, bake for 13-18 minutes.
• Remove from cookie sheet to cool.

CHOCOLATE PIXIES

Steps:

• Melt the shortening and chocolate in a bowl over hot water; cool slightly.
• Take off heat and using an electric mixer, blend in the sugar.
• Beat in eggs--one at a time beating for 1 minute after each addition.
• Add the vanilla.
• Add the flour, powder, and salt and mix well.
• Chill for 15 minutes as the dough will be very soft.
• Put the confectioners sugar in a shallow bowl so you can put the rolled balls in it.
• Roll dough into balls the size of a walnut and roll in the confectioners sugar.
• Bake in a 300 degree oven for 12-15 minutes.
• Should be soft to touch in oven; should be chewy when done.

CHOCOLATE PIXIES

Steps:

• Melt margarine and chocolate. Cool slightly. Stir in remaining ingredients, except powdered sugar; blend well. Chill dough for 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 300°F Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes or until edges are set. Remove immediately from cookie sheet.