Chocolate Amaretti Truffles

Name: Chocolate Amaretti Truffles
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes About 25 Truffles
Ingredients: 8 oz. dark chocolate, melted; 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened; 2 oz. Amaretto liqueur; 2 tbsp. strong-brewed coffee; 1 tbsp. vanilla extract; 2 cups amaretti cookies, finely crushed; 1 ⁄ 2 cup cocoa powder; 1 ⁄ 2 cup finely ground coffee

Serves
makes About 25 Truffles

HELEN ROSNER

Amaretto, coffee, and crushed almond cookies flavor rich dark chocolate truffles in this adaptation of Julia Child's recipe from her classic cookbook, The Way to Cook.

Ingredients

8 oz. dark chocolate, melted
8 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
2 oz. Amaretto liqueur
2 tbsp. strong-brewed coffee
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
2 cups amaretti cookies, finely crushed
¹⁄₂ cup cocoa powder
¹⁄₂ cup finely ground coffee

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Instructions

Step 1

Stir chocolate, butter, liqueur, coffee, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth; fold in cookies. Whisk cocoa powder and ground coffee in a bowl. Using 2 teaspoons for each truffle, divide mixture into 25 balls; roll in cocoa mixture and chill until firm.