Piedmontese No Bake Chocolate Amaretto Cookies Food

AMARETTO COOKIES (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Mix the first six ingredients together until well blended.
• Form dough into 1/2" balls and roll in colored granulated sugar.
• Place in a metal cookie tin on either parchment or waxed paper to ferment for about 3 days. (Most of my cookies were eaten the same day I made them). Enjoy!

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• If you cannot find the waffle cookies already pre-dipped in chocolate, then melt 2 squares of semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate with 2 T of butter. Pour the chocolate mixture into a tall thin glass and dip the rolled waffle cookies in the chocolate. Place on a waxed paper-lined pan. Chill until set.
• Beat the cream cheese and brown sugar together until smooth.
• Sprinkle the gelatin over the Amaretto, in a small saucepan, and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir over low heat until the gelatine dissolves.
• Blend the warm gelatin into the cheese mixture.
• Beat the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Fold into the gelatin and cheese mixture. Reserve 1 cup of this mixture.
• Melt the 6 squares of chocolate and let cool. Fold the chocolate into the remaining cheese mixture. Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture.
• Use small dabs of the chocolate cheese mixture to aid in standing the prepared waffle cookies, dipped ends up, in a ring around the rim of a 8 1/2 inch springform pan.
• Spread the remaining chocolate cheese mixture into the prepared pan. Spread reserved plain cheese mixture evenly on top. Top with dabs of the reserved 1/2 cup of the chocolate cheese mixture. Swirl with a knife to create marbled effect.
• Chill for at least 4 hours.
• Garnish, if desired, with chocolate curls or whole blanched almonds. Let your imagination take you away!