Best Dark Chocolate Lemon Pixies Recipes

CHOCOLATE PIXIES

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These cookies are messy to make, but well worth the effort!

Provided by April P.

Categories Desserts Cookies Chocolate Cookie Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

¼ cup butter
4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 cups white sugar
4 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

Melt butter and chocolate together over low heat or in the microwave.
In a medium bowl, mix eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in melted chocolate mixture. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt . Stir dry ingredients into the egg mixture by hand until well blended. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees (150 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
Shape rounded teaspoonfuls into balls and roll in confectioners' sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until firm to touch.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 161.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.8 g, Cholesterol 36.1 mg, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 115.7 mg, Sugar 18.4 g

LEMON COCONUT PIXIES

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Getting ready for the Christmas Cookie marathon, I wanted something besides anise flavor or chocolate and thought this recipe might just work. I save this recipe for special occasions (besides Christmas that is) and it is one of my husbands favorite cookies

Provided by Janice (Jan) Barlow

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/4 c butter,softened
1 c granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp freshly grated lemon peel
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 c sweetened coconut flakes
powdered sugar

Steps:

1. Beat butter, granulated sugar, eggs and lemon peel in large bowl until blended. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt and gradually add dry ingredients to lemon mixture until well blended. (Will look sticky-thats ok) Stir in coconut.
2. Cover and refrigerate dough at least 1 hr or more until its firm enough to handle Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Shape into 1" balls and roll into powdered sugar. I prefer using a small "ice cream scoop" so the cookies are even size and also not as messy!
3. Place cookies 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. Bake 15-18 minutes, until edges are set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet and put on wire racks. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container in cool dry place. Makes apx. 53 cookies