Chocolate Almond Twinkles Recipe

Chocolate Almond Twinkles Recipe

Ingredients:

1 c of flour;sifted
A tsp of baking powder
1/2 c of shortening (vegetable)
1/4 tsp of salt
2/3 c of sugar
1/2 c of coconut
2 pcs egg whites
1/4 tsp of almond (extract)
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

For Frosting:
2 tbsps of cream
1/4 tsp of almond (extract)
1 pc of chocolate square(1 ounce)
1 c of sugar (powdered);sifted
2 egg yolks

Instructions:

Sift salt, baking powder & flour together. Next, cream together sugar and shortening together. Add in egg whites, almond & vanilla extracts, blend thoroughly.

Stir in chopped coconut and other dry recipe ingredients. Place round teaspoonfuls of mixture on your greased cookie sheet. Then bake for 10 to 12 mins. at 375 degrees F.

Melt chocolate together with cream inside Microwave or over boiling water. Take away from the heat then stir till it smoothens. Add in remaining ingredients right away & blend thoroughly. Drizzle on top of baked cookies. You can top each with 1 piece of almond for added effect.

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