Name: Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients: 6 ounce semisweet chocolate coarsely chopped; 4 tb unsalted butter cut into small pieces; 1/2 ts vanilla extract; 2 egg yolks; lightly beaten; 4 tb unsweetened cocoa powder

Chocolate Truffles

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Ingredients

6 ounces semisweet chocolate coarsely chopped
4 tb unsalted butter cut into small pieces
1/2 ts vanilla extract
2 egg yolks; lightly beaten
4 tb unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

Yield: 16 Servings. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter over simmering water. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. In a small bowl, gradually whisk the warm chocolate mixture into the egg yolks. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Shape level tablespoons of the chocolate mixture into balls and then roll them in the cocoa. Refrigerate the truffles.