Zinfandel Port Cookies

Name: Zinfandel Port Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 59 milliliters dark corn syrup; 118 milliliters unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 237 milliliters pecans; 118 milliliters Zinfandel port or other port; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 340 grams package vanilla wafer cookies

You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Zinfandel Port Cookies a try. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 60 servings with 50 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat each. A mixture of corn syrup, dutch-process cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a food processor, whirl vanilla wafers, cocoa powder, and pecans until fine crumbs form.

Ingredients you will need

Vanilla Wafer Cookies

Cocoa Powder

Pecans

Equipment you will use

Food Processor

Add corn syrup and port and whirl until blended.

Ingredients you will need

Corn Syrup

Port

Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in powdered sugar.

Ingredients you will need

Powdered Sugar

Dough

Roll

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

Servings:

59milliliters

dark corn syrup 118milliliters

unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 237milliliters

pecans 118milliliters

Zinfandel port or other port 118milliliters

powdered sugar 340grams

package vanilla wafer cookies

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Schlossgut Diel Nahe Riesling Kabinett. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 23 dollars per bottle.