Recipe - Brandy Alexander Gems

GEM CUPS
Pastry for one crust 9inch
pie

FILLING
1/3 pack (12oz) Nestle Toll House
Little Bits semisweet
chocolate; divided
1/3 cup Heavy cream
One fourth cup Sugar
1/8 teaspoon Salt
2 Egg yolks
1 tablespoon Brandy
Whipped cream

Gem Cups: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut pastry into 24 circles using
2One half inch round cookie cutter (rerolling scraps as necessary). Press
circle in each cup of gem pans. (NOTE: Gem pans are miniature muffin pans.)
Bake at 450 degrees for 79 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely on
wire racks.

Filling: In small heavy gauge saucepan, combine One half cup Nestle Toll House
Little Bits semisweet chocolate, heavy cream, sugar and salt. Cook over
low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and mixture is
smooth. Remove from heat. In small bowl, beat egg yolks. Stir in One fourth cup
chocolate mixture. Return to saucepan; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in
brandy. Pour into Gem Cups. Chill. Serve with whipped cream; sprinkle with
remaining Nestle Toll House Little Bits semisweet chocolate. Makes 24
gems.

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