Christmas Recipes
Kahlua Filled Cookie Cups
Ingredients
Cookie Cups
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Dash of salt
Filling
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons Kahlua (coffee liqueur)
- Grated chocolate
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 24 miniature muffin cups.
Cookie Cups
- Beat sugar and butter until fluffy. Add vanilla extract, almond extract and egg yolk. Blend well. Stir in flour and salt. Mix well.
- Chill one hour.
- Place 2 teaspoons dough into each muffin cup and press up sides to form shell.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
Filling
- Carefully remove cookie cups from muffin tin; let cool.
- In small bowl, beat cocoa and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and liqueur. Blend well.
- Spoon filling into pastry bag or a zip top bag with the corner snipped off and squeeze into cookie cups.
- Sprinkle with grated chocolate.