Triple-Chocolate Mini Cups (Cookie Exchange Quantity)

  • Prep 1 hr 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 25 min
  • Servings 72

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 6 dozen Betty Crocker™ Candied Fruit whole candied cherries, pecan halves, chocolate chunks or Hershey®’s Kisses® Brand milk chocolates

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place mini paper baking cups in mini muffin pan cups OR use mini foil muffin cups if you don’t have mini muffin pans.
  • 2
    In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until smooth; cool 20 minutes. In large bowl, beat melted chocolate mixture, sugar, 1 cup of the flour, the cocoa, baking powder, salt and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed about 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until well blended. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup flour and the chocolate chips. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons into mini cups.
  • 3
    Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until edges are slightly firm (center will be slightly soft). Immediately top each with cherry, pecan half or chocolate, pressing slightly. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

  • Bake these gems in sparkling gold or silver baking cups for special serving and gift giving.
  • By topping cookies with an assortment of cherries, pecans and chocolate, you have an assortment of cookies to give or enjoy.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
80
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4g
7%
Saturated Fat
2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
6%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Potassium
40mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
11g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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