Buttery Ganache Cookie Cups

Name: Buttery Ganache Cookie Cups
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 tablespoons orange juice; 1 teaspoon orange extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar; 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Our family wanted to share our love of ganache-filled cupcakes, so we made them into cookies. Even better: we bake the cookies in muffin cups, fill with ganache, and get the best of both worlds! —Adela Srinivasan, Parker, Colorado

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice and extract. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls; press evenly onto bottom and up sides of greased or foil-lined mini-muffin cups. Bake 7-9 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool in pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.
Meanwhile, place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; stir with a whisk until smooth. Cool slightly. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until ganache thickens to a spreading consistency, stirring occasionally. Pipe onto cookie cups. Refrigerate in airtight containers.
Freeze option: Freeze shaped balls of dough on waxed paper-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic freezer bags; return to freezer. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator overnight. Bake and decorate cookies as directed.

Originally published as Lip Smacking Butter and Ganache Cookie Cups in Ultimate Cookie Swap 2016 Bookazine

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Richard

Dec 13, 2018

Not a good dough, tasty but dough does not work as a pie dough does. Dough rises and fills in cups. Tried parchment paper with pie weights dough sticks to parchment. Also tried cooling before baking also does not work.