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Christmas Truffles
"<p>Baker, blogger and award-winning cookbook author Jocelyn Delk Adams loves her eggnog, and even more so when it’s transformed into sweet treats for the holidays, such as these truffles. Dipped into melted chocolate and finished with a flourish of sprinkles, these super-easy truffles are great for holiday presents—and for snacking on while you wrap gifts. Although white chocolate shows off the Christmas-colored sprinkles to best effect, we also like to make these with dark chocolate, whose slightly bitter flavor contrasts with the sweet filling.</p>..."
INGREDIENTS
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1/3 cup (3 oz./90 g) unsalted butter, melted
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1/4 cup (2 oz./60 g) granulated sugar
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1/4 cup (2 oz./60 g) firmly packed light brown sugar
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1 tsp. vanilla extract
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1/4 tsp. rum extract
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1/4 cup (2 fl. oz./60 ml) classic eggnog
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1 cup (5 oz./155 g) all-purpose flour
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1/4 tsp. salt
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1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
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1/2 lb. (250 g) white or dark chocolate, chopped
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Red, green and white sprinkles for decorating
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