Walnut Squares

Name: Walnut Squares
Yield: Makes sixteen 2-inch squares
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons dark rum; 6 ounces sweet butter, cut into pieces; 6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into pieces; 6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into pieces; ¼ cup (1 ounce) sifted flour; ¾ cup (3 ounces) ground walnuts; ¾ cup sugar; 3 large eggs, separated; Confectioners’ sugar and/or unsweetened cocoa powder, to dust the top; Confectioners’ sugar and/or unsweetened cocoa powder, to dust the top; ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Preparation info

Makes
sixteen
2 inch squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

About

These taste best if baked at least one day ahead.

Ingredients

6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into pieces
6 ounces sweet butter, cut into pieces

Americas
United States
San Francisco
Dessert
Vegetarian
Microwave

Method

Preheat oven to 375°. Line bottom of an 8-inch square cake pan with a square of parchment or waxed paper.
Melt chocolate and butter in a small bowl placed in