A beautiful golden treat. The French’s mustard cream plays off against the saltiness of the crackers beautifully. These are superb cookies. As a night shift worker, I was often called upon by my daytime friends to bring something to their frequent parties. Seems I was always short on time, but wanted to impress with my cooking skills. French’s products help me do this beautifully. The friend’s can’t wait to see what I bring next. Everyone is dying to know what my secrets are. I smile slyly. It’s French’s !
Ingredients:
2 tbsp FRENCH'S® Classic Yellow® Mustard
1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
1/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 tsp orange extract
48 Ritz crackers
12 oz bag chocolate chips
1 tbsp water
Directions:
In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, butter, French’s mustard, and water. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. If a little too stiff, add a few drops of water, until soft peaks form. Place 24 Ritz crackers, bottom side up on a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Drop a dollop of filling onto center of cracker, then place remaining cracker on top, pressing slightly to push filling out to edges. Freeze for 10 minutes. In a microwavable bowl, place the chips and heat on high for 1 minute. Stir chips, then return to microwave on high for an additional minute. Stir until smooth. Chocolate will be warm. Dip each cookie into warm chocolate, scraping excess with spoon. Place back on wax paper. Chill to set chocolate.
You can make assorted mustard creams, by dividing the icing in half and adding a tablespoon of a different mustard to the second batch. I like Horseradish Mustard and a Tablespoon plus one teaspoon of lime juice in place of the water.. Also like Honey Dijon Mustard with a teaspoon of Strawberry extract. All are very good.
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