Made these today for a birthday/hostess gift for tomorrow. Used Trader Joes dark chocolate bars chopped up, and orange jest and juice in the dough and orange vanilla glaze on the outside. They turned out so well. Not sure I would want to go through all the cutting down and dipping on a regular basis (with three males in the house, baked goods don't have a chance to go stale!) But they look so elegant. Is there any reason they can't be cut to their ultimate petite size before baking? i was afraid they'd burn so didn't try. :) Kari, I tried cutting them to their tiny size before baking, but all that working/cutting had made the dough too soft, and they just got smear-y and misshapen. Maybe, if you only work with half the dough at a time and chill it? Give it a try... And yes, you'll have to cut back on the bake time. PJH

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