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This is like having hot chocolate in a cookie. These adorable cookies are filled with marshmallow creme to make them taste even more authentic. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 236 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 35 mg cholesterol, 138 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
Originally published as Hot Chocolate Linzer Cookies in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2011, p118
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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2013 by uwp-ie
I honestly don't know what the test kitchen was thinking. If you make one cookie and eat it immediately, it is awesome. If you make a whole batch - there's no good way to store them.Changes I made: did a simple round shape instead of trying to spread into arms / legs / heads. I skipped the Linzer aspect - filling *never* sets, thus can't be stacked if there's a cut-out. I also rolled out in powdered sugar instead of flour - that way there isn't white gunk all over the dark cookie. And getting dough to 1/16" seemed silly, so I just did between 1/4" and 1/8".For the person looking for nut substitutes - the almonds seem to be more about texture than flavour. So swap peanuts for tree nuts. Try graham cracker crumbs or crushed GrapeNuts.
I honestly don't know what the test kitchen was thinking. If you make one cookie and eat it immediately, it is awesome. If you make a whole batch - there's no good way to store them.
Changes I made: did a simple round shape instead of trying to spread into arms / legs / heads. I skipped the Linzer aspect - filling *never* sets, thus can't be stacked if there's a cut-out. I also rolled out in powdered sugar instead of flour - that way there isn't white gunk all over the dark cookie. And getting dough to 1/16" seemed silly, so I just did between 1/4" and 1/8".
For the person looking for nut substitutes - the almonds seem to be more about texture than flavour. So swap peanuts for tree nuts. Try graham cracker crumbs or crushed GrapeNuts.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2013 by cbunnums
So disappointed. For the work involved, the taste is so-so and the marshmallow creme looks like the picture for two minutes before it spread, dripped, and generally made a mess. Not warm where the cookies cooled, so it was not due to a warm kitchen. The idea is cute and the recipe has potential. I would like to know if the TOH test kitchen had the same problems or offer some solutions.
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2012 by ALCfood
These cookies were yummy! Reminds me of Hot Chocolate, not to sweet. But watch out for marshmallow cream. It spread easily, but finished and stacked them on cookie platter. Came back and the tops of the cookies had slid and not neat and cute anymore. Must lay completely flat once assembled.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2012 by leighannwoj
These are super cute and sound really tasty, but in our family there are nut allergies. Can you suggest a substitute for the ground almonds? Also wondering if you do anything to the marshmallow creme to make it more "spreadable."
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