Elegant Cookies Recipes

ELEGANT MASCARPONE TOPPED SUGAR COOKIES (DECEIVINGLY EASY)

Steps:

• Prepare sugar cookies as directed on the package and cool.
• Mix mascarpone with confectioner's sugar.
• Place the cheese mixture in a pastry bag and pipe through a star tip onto the cookie.*.
• Remove stem from strawberry and slice in half.
• Place one half of a strawberry on each cookie. You can use a single raspberry or blackberry instead of strawberries if you prefer.
• * You can carefully spoon the cheese mixture on the cookie if you don't have a pastry bag.

ELEGANT TUXEDO COOKIES (EASY TO MAKE)

Steps:

• Using a butter knife, spread marshmallow cream on one side of a Ritz.
• cracker and the other side with creamy peanut butter. Put them together.
• And dip into melted chocolate. (Directions below).
• Directions For Dipping:.
• In a small size, deep bowl, add 4-5 blocks of Almond Bark white melting chocolate. Start with the white chocolate first.
• Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir chocolate and return it back to microwave a few more seconds, stirring each time, until smooth. Do not overcook. (Add a couple of drops of oil in the melted chocolate to thin if needed).
• Dip half the cookie into the white chocolate; scrape the back of the cookie against the edge of the bowl, to remove the excess chocolate. Place cookie on waxed paper to cool and set. Repeat until all of the cookies are dipped in white chocolate.
• Next, in a small size, deep bowl, add 4-5 blocks of Almond Bark melting milk chocolate, (more, if needed).
• Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir chocolate and return it back to microwave a few more seconds, stirring each time, until smooth. Do not overcook. (Add a couple of drops of oil to the melted chocolate to thin if needed).
• Turn the cookie to the side and dip cookie at an angle (to create half of the jacket lapel. Set this cookie back on the waxed paper to cool and set, dip the next one and repeat until they are all dipped on one side.
• Now starting with the first one, gently dip the other side in milk chocolate (at an angle) to create the other side of the jackets' lapel. (See picture).
• To create the bow tie: With a toothpick, dip the tip of the toothpick into the milk chocolate and carefully lay it flat and only slide one side to create a "V" that is filled in with chocolate, now do the other side the same way.
• Now dip the toothpick tip into the milk chocolate and place a small dot in the middle of your two "V" s. Then 3 dots of chocolate for the buttons. Repeat until all cookies are decorated.