Double Delights
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: about 15 dozen.
You get the best of both worlds with these chocolate and vanilla cookies. They're an appealing addition to any cookie tray. I usually serve them at the holidays, when they're often the first cookies to disappear, but you can have them any time of year. —Ruth Ann Stelfox, Raymond, Alberta
Ingredients
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CHOCOLATE DOUGH:
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1 cup butter, softened
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2/3 cup baking cocoa
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3/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
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5 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
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VANILLA DOUGH:
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1 cup butter, softened
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons cream of tartar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
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4 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
Directions
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1.
For chocolate dough, in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans and white chocolate.
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For vanilla dough, in another large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans and German chocolate. Cover and refrigerate both doughs for 2 hours.
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3.
Divide both doughs in half. Shape each portion into a 12-in. roll; cover. Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
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4.
Preheat oven to 350°. Uncover and cut each roll in half lengthwise. Place a chocolate half and vanilla half together, pressing to form a log; repeat with remaining dough. Cover and refrigerate until the dough holds together when cut, about 1 hour.
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5.
Using a serrated knife, cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 62 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 44mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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