Chocolate Mint & Cocoa Dulce Wichies

Chocolate Mint & Cocoa Dulce Wichies
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These bite sized wichies, filled with either a mint chocolate ganache or an orange and coconut flavored dulce, make for an incredibly impressive dessert.This recipe is courtesy of esteemed pastry chef: Karen DeMasco. 
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Chocolate Mint & Cocoa Dulce Wichies
Ingredients
  • 1 package of nestlé toll house refrigerated mini chocolate chip cookie bar dough
  • 3/4 cup dark chocolate morsels, such as nestlé toll house
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
  • 1/4 cup cacao nibs or semi-sweet chocolate mini morsels, such as nestlé toll house
  • 1 can nestlé la lechera dulce de leche
  • 2 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes, finely chopped
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake cookies as directed on package. Cool completely.
  2. For Mint Chocolate Ganache: Place chocolate in small bowl. Microwave cream in uncovered, microwave-safe glass measure on high power until boiling. Pour over chocolate and stir until smooth. Add butter and stir until melted. Refrigerate 15 minutes or until firm enough to spread.
  3. Place a rounded teaspoon of filling on the bottom a cooled cookie, place another cookie on the filling with cookie bottoms together to form a sandwich. Press sandwich lightly to expose filling. Roll exposed filling into the cacao nibs. Store in airtight container.
  4. Stir dulce de leche, orange zest, and salt in small bowl until combined. Place a rounded teaspoon of filling on the bottom a cooled cookie, place another cookie on the filling with cookie bottoms together to form a sandwich. Press sandwich lightly to expose filling. Roll exposed filling into coconut. Store in airtight container.