Chocolate Amaretto Truffles

Title:
Chocolate Amaretto Truffles

Yield:
36 Servings

Categories:
Cookies,
Desserts,
Christmas




Ingredients:





     8 oz German chocolate squares


   1/4 c  Amaretto


     1 ts Instant coffee powder; mix


          -with 2Twater


   1/2 c  Unsalted butter


     1 tb Vanilla


   1/2 c  Cocoa powder; sifted






 Melt chocolate with amaretto and espresso in top of double boiler over


 simmering water.  Stir until smooth. Remove top of double boiler from heat.


 Whisk in butter, 1 T at a time until smooth.  Add vanilla.  Cover and


 refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.


 


 Scoop mixture into rough round shapes.   Roll in cocoa and place in paper


 cups.  Store in refrigerator up to 3 days.  Makes 3 dozen.


 Recipe By     : Julia Child


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #268


 


 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 20:14:11 -0500 (EST)


 


 From: Sue