{"id":4102,"date":"2010-05-26T15:56:29","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T22:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2010-05-16T15:57:34","modified_gmt":"2010-05-16T22:57:34","slug":"chocolate-peppermint-polka-dot-pigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=4102","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Peppermint Polka Dot Pigs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1 1\/2 cups flour<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1\/2 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1\/4 tsp. salt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 1\/2 sticks butter, softened (3\/4 cup)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3\/4 cup granulated sugar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 lg. egg<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1\/4 tsp. peppermint extract<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4 oz. good quality white chocolate<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tsp. shortening<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

pink paste food coloring<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

pig shaped cookie cutter<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

pastry bag<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sift the flour, cocoa and salt into medium size bowl and set aside. Beat the butter until creamy in bowl of electric mixer. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and mix well. Add vanilla and peppermint extract, scraping sides of bowl as you go. Gradually add flour mixture and mix just until blended. Be careful not to over mix. shape dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap for at least 2 hours. preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 1\/4 of an inch. Using pig cookie cutter cut out pigs and arrange on cookie sheets about 1\/2 inch apart. Reroll scraps and cut out more. Bake cookies for about 8 to 10 minutes until they no longer look wet but should still be soft. Cool on wire racks. Melt white chocolate and shortening in microwave for about a minute. Add pink food coloring to turn mixture a pale pink. Put in pastry bag fitted with plain tip and pipe varied size circles onto pig. Be sure to make a smaller circle for the eye. Let dry completely before packaging or storing. <\/span><\/span>Makes about 15 cookies (depending on size of cutter).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 1\/2 cups flour 1\/2 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder 1\/4 tsp. salt 1 1\/2 sticks butter, softened (3\/4 cup) 3\/4 cup granulated sugar 1 lg. egg 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1\/4 tsp. peppermint extract 4 oz. good quality white chocolate 1 tsp. shortening pink paste food coloring pig shaped cookie cutter pastry bag \u00c2\u00a0 Sift the flour, cocoa and salt into medium size bowl and set aside. Beat the butter until creamy in bowl of electric mixer. Add sugar and…<\/p>\n

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