Buttery Ganache Cookie Cups Recipes

BUTTERY GANACHE COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• 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.,

GERMAN CHOCOLATE TASSIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press evenly onto bottom and up sides of ungreased mini-muffin cups., Pulse pecans and coconut in a food processor until finely chopped. In a small bowl, whisk brown sugar, egg, butter, vanilla and salt. Whisk in chocolate. Stir in pecan mixture. Place a rounded teaspoon of filling in each cup. Bake until filling is set, 17-20 minutes. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

EASY RASPBERRY-GANACHE COOKIE TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 32 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Make cookie dough as directed on pouch. Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of dough into muffin cups.
• Bake 8 minutes. Immediately press dough in each using back of spoon to form cup. Bake 3 minutes. Using spoon, press dough into cups again; cups will hold shape after second pressing. Bake 5 minutes. Cool completely on cooling rack.
• To make ganache, in large microwavable measuring cup, mix chocolate and cream. Microwave uncovered on High in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until stirred smooth. Spoon into cookie cups; top each with a raspberry. Refrigerate about 30 minutes to set. Store covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CUPS WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together butter and sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add salt, vanilla, and eggs; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Mix in flour and baking soda. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill muffin cups (use paper liners) with about 2 tbsp dough, slightly hollowing out the center. Bake cookies 10-12 minutes, or until lightly golden (do not overbake!) Top with Chocolate Ganache: Place the chopped chocolate in a medium sized heatproof bowl. Set aside. Heat the cream and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. (Can also heat the cream and butter in the microwave.) Bring just to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand, without stirring, for a few minutes. Stir gently (as you do not want to incorporate air into the ganache) with a spoon or whisk until smooth. If desired, add the liqueur.

HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Pour heavy cream into a microwave-safe measuring cup. Heat in the microwave in 10-second intervals until warm to the touch, but not hot enough to scald you.
• Place chocolate chips in a medium mixing bowl. Pour warm cream over the chocolate. Do not stir. Cover and let stand until chocolate chips are completely melted, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid and whisk ganache until smooth. If some of the chocolate chips haven't melted all the way, reheat in the microwave at 5-second intervals. Let ganache cool while you make the cookie cups.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a mini muffin tin thoroughly with baking spray, getting every nook and cranny.
• Place one chilled cookie dough piece in the center of each muffin cup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden brown, 16 to 18 minutes. Carefully turn the cookie cups out onto a cooling rack. Let cool for 1 minute.
• Gently flip the cookie cups so they are right side up. The cookie cups will be delicate and easily broken, so be gentle on this step. If the center of the cookies didn't sink during baking, press hot cookies very gently with a mini cookie scoop, melon baller, or your thumb to form indentations. Allow to cool completely.
• Using an icing spreader, scoop out a small amount of the ganache and spread it gently into the center of the cookie cups. Top with chocolate-hazelnut spread. Press a few mini marshmallows into the chocolate; scatter sprinkles over the top.
• Break off the pretzels so that the curved part resembles a 'handle'. Dip each end into ganache and press against the side of the cookie cups. Let stand until ganache firms up and keeps the handles in place.

COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Divide dough into sixteen 2-tablespoon portions. Place 12 portions into the prepared muffin tin and press into the bottom and about halfway up each cup. Reserve remaining 4 portions of dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 9 minutes. Remove from the oven and lightly press down in the center with the large end of a wooden spoon or a shot glass to form a cup shape. Return to oven and bake until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes more. Remove from the oven and press the center down gently as before. Allow to cool completely in the pan, about 15 minutes, before removing with a small offset spatula or knife.
• Repeat process with remaining 4 cookie dough portions.