女兒做的 Chocolate Pixies

         以前，都是我做這款好吃的軟餅幹給女兒吃。不僅女兒喜歡，我也很喜歡。喜歡它鬆軟濕潤的口感，喜歡它巧克力的馥鬱香甜。做起來不難，成分簡單且營養健康，何樂而不為呢？
       兩個星期前的一個星期六，女兒說，她們relay for life 的 team 要自己做點心義賣籌款, 問我做什麽好，我就建議她做這款好吃的，且市麵上又沒有賣的軟餅幹（soft cookie）。女兒不讓我幫忙，自己忙了一晚上，做了5 打，一個沒留全部打包。第二天高高興興地拿出去賣了。
        昨天，是 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 不要上學，等女兒做完了作業，我問女兒能不能再做些軟餅幹給我們自己吃，女兒欣然答應。立馬動手，又做了5 打。
       今早起來，拿了兩塊餅幹，倒上一杯牛奶，坐到桌前，咬一口餅幹，口裏溢滿了餅幹的香甜，心裏蕩漾著女兒濃濃的愛意……



Chocolate Pixies

Ingredients:

4 Tbsp. butter
4 1-ounce squares unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking power
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Powdered sugar

Directions:
1. In a 1-quart saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat, 8 to 10 minutes, cool.
2. In a larger mixer bowl, combine melted chocolate and all remaining ingredients except 1 cup of the flour, the nuts and the powdered sugar. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed, 2-3 minutes.
3. By hand, stir in remaining 1-cup flour and nuts. Cover refrigerator until firm (2 hours or overnight) Heat oven to 300 degrees. Shape rounded teaspoons of dough into 1-inch balls; roll in powdered sugar. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated over for 17 minutes or until firm to the touch.
(Makes 30 Cookies)