Skippy Truffle Cookies Recipes

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over low heat, melt the unsweetened chocolate, 1 cup of the chocolate chips, vanilla, and butter together; stirring, until smooth.
• Remove pan from heat; cool for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed.
• Beat in the vanilla and chocolate mixture.
• Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; add to the chocolate mixture just until combined.
• Stir in the remaining chocolate chips.
• Cover dough and chill for at least 3 hours.
• Remove about 1 cup of the dough from the refrigerator; with lightly floured hands, roll into 1" balls.
• Place 2" apart on ungreased or parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
• Bake in a preheated 350*F.
• oven for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly puffed and set.
• Cool for 3-4 minutes on the cookie sheets before removing to a wire rack; cool completely.
• Dust with powdered sugar.

SKIPPY TRUFFLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine all ingredients except chips until well blended (seriously, my cookies still had some sugar graininess).
• Add chips.
• Drop slightly rounded teaspoonfulls on ungreased cookie sheets (12 to a sheet) - do not flatten.
• Bake 9 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool on wire rack for at least 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheet (they will be very soft).

SKIPPY QUICK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In medium bowl, combine all the ingredients.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets, arrange cookies 2- inches apart.
• With fork, gently flatten cookie and press criss-cross pattern into top.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and slightly puffed.
• Immediately top, if desired with sprinkles, chocolate chips or chocolate candies.
• Cool completely before removing from baking sheets.
• Note: You can put the sprinkles on the cookies before baking them.

MOCHA TRUFFLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter and 1/2 cup chocolate chips over low heat. Remove from heat.
• Stir in coffee, cool 5 minutes.Stir in sugars, eggs and vanilla.
• In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Stir into coffee mixture.
• Stir in the 1 cup chocolate chips.
• Drop dough by rounded tablesppons onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes, let cool one minute before removing from sheets.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Make cookies as directed on pouch. Cool completely, at least 15 minutes.
• In food processor, process half of the cookies to fine crumbs. Remove and set aside; process remaining cookies to fine crumbs. Combine all of cookie crumb mixture in food processor. Add cream cheese and peanut butter. Process until well combined and can be pressed into a ball, 1 to 2 minutes. Shape into 48 (1 1/4-inch) balls; place on cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• In medium bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on High 60 to 90 seconds. Stir until smooth.
• Using 2 forks, dip and roll chilled cookie balls, one at a time, into melted chocolate. Return to lined cookie sheet; immediately sprinkle top of each with chopped peanuts. If chocolate has cooled too much, reheat. Refrigerate truffles about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Store covered in refrigerator.