YULE LOG COOKIES

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The adorable little cookie yule logs will look fantastic on any cookie tray. The chewy brownie-like cookies are coated with chocolate and sprinkled with ground pistachios. The miniature mushrooms are super easy to make.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 2h10m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

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Ingredients

2/3 cup pistachios
2 tablespoons sugar
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips, divided
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons shortening
Ground pistachios
MUSHROOMS:
Miniature marshmallows
Baking cocoa

Steps:

Place the pistachios and sugar in a food processor; cover and process until ground. Set aside. In a microwave, melt 1 cup chocolate chips; stir until smooth., In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, melted chocolate, milk and almond extract. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pistachio mixture., Divide dough into eight portions. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 3 hours or until firm., Shape each portion into an 18-in. rope; cut each into six logs. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cut the ends of each log at an angle. Using a small amount of egg white, attach removed pieces to each log, forming branches., Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks., In a microwave, melt remaining chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Working in batches, dip cookies in chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. With the tines of a fork, make strokes in the chocolate to resemble bark. Dust with ground pistachios., For mushrooms, pinch half of each marshmallow to form a stem; flatten the other half for cap of mushroom. Dust tops of mushrooms with cocoa. Attach to cookies with a small amount of melted chocolate., Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 83mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.