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Cocoa Tassies With Peppermint Frosting Recipe

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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
1273
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Tassies:.
  2. In a medium bowl, sir together flour, sugar, and cocoa powder.
  3. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
  4. In a small bowl, combine egg yolk and the cold water.
  5. Gradually stir egg yolk mixture into flour mixture.
  6. Gently knead the dough just until a ball forms.
  7. If necessary, cover dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes or until dough is easy to handle.
  8. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  9. Divide dough into 36 pieces.
  10. Press dough pieces onto bottoms and up sides of 1-3/4-inch muffin cups.
  11. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until shells are firm.
  12. Cool in muffin cups for 5 minutes.
  13. Remove shells from muffin cups; cool completely.
  14. Peppermint Filling:.
  15. In a large bowl, combine butter, marshmallow creme and peppermint extract.
  16. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
  17. Gradually beat in 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar.
  18. Beat in 1 tablespoon milk.
  19. Beat in 1 cup powdered sugar.
  20. Using a wooden spoon, stir in 1 cup powdered sugar.
  21. If necessary, stir in enough additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make a filling of piping consistency.
  22. Using a pastry bag fitted with an open star tip, pipe Peppermint Cream Filling into shells.
  23. Sprinkle filling with crushed peppermint candies.
  24. TO STORE: Layer unfilled shells between pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover.
  25. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
  26. Thaw shells, if frozen. Fill as directed in Step 3.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1272.5 Kcal (5328 kJ)
Calories from fat 584.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 64.91g 100%
Cholesterol 53.02mg 18%
Sodium 1227.06mg 51%
Potassium 2648.73mg 56%
Total Carbs 163.71g 55%
Sugars 97.42g 390%
Dietary Fiber 1.18g 5%
Protein 13.72g 27%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 93.4mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 471.97 Kcal (1976 kJ)
Calories from fat 216.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.08g 100%
Cholesterol 19.66mg 18%
Sodium 455.11mg 51%
Potassium 982.4mg 56%
Total Carbs 60.72g 55%
Sugars 36.13g 390%
Dietary Fiber 0.44g 5%
Protein 5.09g 27%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.2mg 3%
Calcium 34.6mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 30.6
    Points
  • 36
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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