Sugarplums Recipe | English Recipes
How to prepare "sugarplums"
sugarplums
6 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus more sugar for coating
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup apple juice*
2 1/2 cups finely ground vanilla wafers
1 cup finely chopped pecans
candied cherry halves
* for ''grown-up'' sugarplums, substitute brandy for the apple juice.
melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. stir in the 1/2 cup sugar, the corn syrup and the apple juice. off the heat, stir in the wafer crumbs and pecans to make a paste-like mixture. let mixture cool enough to handle.
roll small bits of mixture into 1-inch balls. roll each ball in the additional sugar. press a candied cherry half into top center of each ball. store in an airtight container. these cookies improve with age.
makes about 48.
