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      Title: Molly Yeh's Favorite Cookie Salad
 Categories: Cookies, Dairy, Fruits, Chocolate
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
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      6 tb Sugar
      3 tb Flour
      3    Egg yolks
  1 1/2 c  Heavy whipping cream
    1/4 ts Salt
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      1 ts Almond extract
  1 1/2 c  Heavy whipping cream
    1/4 c  Confectioners' sugar

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      1 c  Flour
    1/2 c  Confectioners' sugar
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Vanilla extract
    1/2 ts Almond extract
    1/2 c  Butter; cold, diced
      5 oz Chocolate chips; melted

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     22 oz Mandarin oranges (2 cans)
           Sprinkles
 
  Start by combining flour, salt and sugar in a saucepan. Then whisk
  in the egg yolks and cream and heat over medium heat. Stir this
  mixture constantly until it has thickened and it coats the back of
  a spoon. This does take time. Then stir in the vanilla and almond
  extracts.
  
  Next, move the pudding into a bowl and cover it with plastic wrap,
  waxed paper or parchment. Make sure that the paper touches the
  pudding so it doesn't form a skin. Chill for at least an hour. You
  can also prep the pudding component a day in advance.
  
  While the pudding cools, it's a good time to start making the dough
  for the cookies. Start by whisking together the flour,
  confectioners' sugar, salt, and extracts together.
  
  Then add in the cold butter and beat in a stand mixer fitted with
  the paddle attachment. Start slow and then increase the speed as
  the butter begins to break down.
  
  Once combined, divide the dough in half and chill for at least
  30 minutes in the fridge.
  
  Next, dust your work surface with a bit of flour and roll out the
  dough until it's about 1/4 to 1/8" thick. Then cut out into rounds
  using a 2 or 3" round cookie cutter.
  
  Reroll the dough once or twice more. In the end you should have 18
  to 24 cookies - depending on the size of cookie cutter you use.
  
  Bake the cookies @ 350°F/175°C for 11 to 12 minutes or until the
  edges just start to turn golden. Once they start to get that warm
  color, take them out of the oven and move them to a wire rack to
  cool completely before moving to the next step.
  
  When the cookies are finally cool, melt the chocolate chips. Use a
  spoon or piping bag to drizzle chocolate over the top of the
  cookies in a zig-zag pattern.
  
  Wait until the chocolate has set before you start assembling.
  
  To make whipped cream, combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl
  and beat with a hand mixer. You can also use the whisk attachment
  on your stand mixer.
  
  With your whipped cream and pudding both complete, it's time to
  fold them together.
  
  Start by taking your pudding and giving it a quick stir to loosen
  it up. Then fold in the whipped cream in a few batches using a
  large, flexible spatula. In the end, the mixture should be rich yet
  fluffy.
  
  Take all but six to eight cookies (you'll want them to finish the
  top) and crush them with a rolling pin until you have a good cookie
  crumble.
  
  Then drain the mandarin oranges; again, keep a few aside for
  decoration.
  
  Stir the cookie crumbles and oranges into the pudding until
  combined and spoon it into the serving dish of your choice. You can
  layer this dessert into a large dish or even spoon it into small
  custard cups.
  
  Use the reserved cookies, mandarin orange slices and sprinkles to
  decorate the top of the cookie salad.
  
  You can serve the cookie salad immediately or stash this in the
  fridge until you're ready.
  
  Recipe by Molly Yeh
  
  Recipe FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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