Panforte Cookie Cups

Name: Panforte Cookie Cups
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, softened; 2 Tbsps chopped candied orange peel; 24 servings Additional confectioners sugar, optional; 177 milliliters confectioners sugar; 85 grams package cream cheese, softened; 2 Tbsps chopped crystallized ginger; 3 Tbsps chopped dates; 3 Tbsps dried cranberries; 1 egg; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 3 Tbsps chopped pecans; 3 Tbsps grated semisweet chocolate; 2 Tbsps sugar

Panforte Cookie Cups requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 154 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of butter, confectioners' sugar, additional confectioners' sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.

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Cream Cheese

Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Bowl

Combine flour and allspice; stir into creamed mixture just until combined. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.

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Allspice

All Purpose Flour

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, egg, pecans, dates, cranberries, chocolate, orange peel and ginger.

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Powdered Sugar

Cranberries

Orange Zest

Chocolate

Ginger

Pecans

Dates

Egg

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Bowl

Roll dough into 1-in. balls; press onto the bottoms and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups.

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Dough

Roll

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Muffin Liners

Place 1 teaspoon filling in each cup.

Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar if desired.

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Powdered Sugar

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