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840153600 ENv01.qxd 6/13/06 11:13 AM Page 7 Wedding Cookies 1 cup butter, room temperature 4 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 11/2 cups flour 2 cups finely chopped pecans* 11/2 cups confectioners sugar In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar on MEDIUM speed with hand mixer. Add vanilla and continue mixing on MEDIUM. Add flour and mix on LOW until blended. Pour in pecans and continue mixing on LOW until completely blended. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes at 325ºF. Place a paper towel over a wire rack. Remove cookies onto wire rack. Place confectioners sugar into plastic or paper bag. Drop 3 or 4 cookies into bag. Shake bag to coat cookies and return cookies to rack to cool completely. Continue until all cookies have been coated with confectioners sugar. Before storing cookies, shake cookies in bag of confectioners sugar one more time. Makes 41⁄2 dozen. * 2 cups pecan halves or pieces is equivalent to 2 cups finely chopped. Triple Chocolate Cookies 1⁄4 cup flour 1⁄4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄8 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature 7 tablespoons sugar 2 eggs 8 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, melted and cooled 1 cup milk chocolate chips 1 cup chopped walnuts Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. With mixer, beat together butter, sugar, and eggs at MEDIUM speed until smooth. Add melted chocolate and continue mixing on MEDIUM speed until blended. Reduce speed to LOW and add dry ingredients. Add chocolate chips and walnuts; mix well. Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheets, one inch apart. Bake at 350ºF until cookies look dry and cracked, but feel soft when lightly pressed, about 11 minutes. Let cookies stand on sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool completely. Makes about 2 dozen. Creamy Peanut Butter Pie 1 cup butter 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup peanut butter 12-ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed 9-inch graham crust 2 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon milk In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup butter and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth, stirring frequently. Refrigerate 10 minutes. In large bowl, beat peanut butter and brown sugar mixture at LOW speed until blended. Increase speed and beat one minute at HIGH speed. Reduce speed to LOW and add whipped topping; beat one additional minute. Pour into graham crust and refrigerate. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate, 2 tablespoons butter, and milk. Stir constantly until smooth. Cool slightly then spread over top of pie. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight before serving. Makes one 9-inch pie, cut into 8 servings. 7