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Brandy snaps dipped in chocolate with Espresso Whipped Cream.
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Brandy Snaps

The classic crispy cookies, Brandy Snaps are definitely a little work but the rewards are OH SO WORTH IT! Include these old-fashioned cookies into your Christmas Baking plans and you won't be sorry
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time16 minutes
Course: Dessert Recipes
Cuisine: Alaskan
Servings: 18
Calories: 103kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
  • 3 TBSP butter
  • 2 tsp Brandy
  • 1/2 cup flour

Filling and Topping

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp espresso powder optional
  • 1 TBSP Sugar

Instructions

  • preheat oven to 350˚
  • in a saucepan over medium heat melt the sugar, corn syrup, and butter
  • cook it until it boils, stirring to keep it from scorching if needed
  • once it boils remove it from the heat
  • add the Brandy, watch out it will bubble up
  • then stir in the flour
  • line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
  • drop 2-4 teaspoons of batter on the sheet evenly spaced to let the batter spread
  • bake for 5-6 minutes
  • they will spread and once they start to darken they are done
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    Brandy snap batter inside the oven.
  • Brandy snap batter.
  • remove from the heat let them cool for 30 seconds
  • FOR ADULTS ONLY AND BE CAREFUL IT IS HOT WORK gently slip a small metal spatula or even a knife tip under the edge of one cookie shell
  • drape the hot cookie around the handle of a wooden spoon, roll around for a moment to cool it off, and seal in the shape
  • slide it off onto parchment paper to cool
  • repeat until the batter is used up

to dip in chocolate:

  • chop the semi-sweet chocolate bar in a double boiler over very low heat
  • once melted dip the round end of each cookie tube into the chocolate
  • cool unit set and store in an airtight container
  • To Serve: Whip the whipping cream with the espresso powder and sugar together JUST until fluffy, don't overbeat it like I did use a piping bag with a long nozzle on it, and pipe the whipped cream into the Brandy Snaps when ready to serve
  • the brandy snaps won't last too long once filled so don't fill until ready to serve
  • the whipped cream won't last long either, if you need it to last for a long time make stabilized whipped cream
  • store unfilled shells in an airtight container until ready to fill and serve

Nutrition

Serving: 1Servings | Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.2mg