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Swiss Chocolate Squares
Recipe By :Maria Polushkin Robbins
Sent by: Deidre Dee Cox
1 cp water
1/4 pound butter
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 cp flour
2 cp sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cp sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
**Milk Chocolate Frosting
1/4 pound butter
6 tablespoons milk
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
4 1/2 cp powdered sugar -- sifted
1 Teaspoon VANILLA
pecan halves -- for garnish
Preheat oven to 350F
Combine water, butter & chocolate in a heavy saucepan or the top of a
double boiler or Bain Marie. Heat until chocolate is melted & mixture is
smooth. Remove fromheat & pour into a large mixing bowl. Blend in
remaining ingredients & mix well. Pour into an ungreased 15 1/2" x 10"
pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove pan to wire rack & cool
Combine butter, milk & chocolate in saucepan. Heat until chocolate is
melted & mixture is smooth. Remove from heat & pour into a large mixing
bowl. Beat in the powdered sugar & beat until smooth. Stir in vanilla
extract. Spread on uncut cookie dough and when completely cooled, cut into
squres. Garnish each cookie with a pecan half.
