Chocolate Tacos

Chocolate Tacos made with lace cookies that are filled with vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, whipped cream and strawberries.

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Not even a little.

This recipe is indulgent, delicious and a fabulous weekend treat.

The taco portion is a meant to resemble a hard taco. I wanted it to crunch and fall apart like a hard taco shell.

My favourite tacos are hard shell tacos. So, for me this had to be a hard shell version.

I know there are lots of soft shell versions out there but I wanted to do something a little different. It's just how I roll.

So, I made what is known as a trumpet cookie, or also known as a magnolia lace cookie. They can be tedious to make.

Be sure to set aside enough time to make the cookies slowly. Make about two at a time.

I would also highly suggest not making them too big. If you do they will tear as they dry.

In order to form the "taco shape" of these cookies, drape the warm cookie over a wooden or metal spoon that is suspended with two cups.

If the cookie is too large the weight will make it fall apart. Be prepared to lose a couple as you find your cookie making mojo.

Be sure to line my cookie sheets with parchment. The reason for this is once they cook you can cut around each cookie which makes them easier to move around and drape over the spoons to form the shape.

I made these for Taco Week for Food Fanatic. You can see these Chocolate Tacos over there, or grab the recipe here.

Get creative with these. Hope you love them!

Ingredient Notes:

For the Macerated Strawberries:

• Strawberries - Use fresh if they are available. If not, use frozen berries.
• Sugar - White granulated sugar is used in this recipe.
• Orange - I recommend using a fresh orange and juicing it yourself.

For the Cookies:

• Sugar - Use white granulated sugar for the cookies.
• Butter - You can use salted or unsalted butter for this recipe.
• Corn Syrup - This recipe uses light corn syrup. I don't recommend substituting anything else.
• Flour - All purpose flour is the way to go for this recipe.
• Cocoa Powder - I used unsweetened cocoa powder.

For the Filling:

• Ice Cream - Chocolate and vanilla ice cream are both used for these dessert tacos. You can use whatever kind of ice cream you love.
• Whipped Cream - You can make your own whipped cream or use store bought.
• Chocolate - You can use melted chocolate, or chocolate shell for this one. I've even used chocolate syrup on occasion.

How to Make Chocolate Tacos:

For the Macerated Strawberries:

1. In a small bowl, combine the strawberries, sugar and orange juice. Stir until well combined.
2. Cover and place in the fridge while you make the cookie tacos. Give it a shake or stir occasionally so all the berries soften.

For the Cookies:

1. First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grab two cookie sheets and line them with parchment paper. Set aside.
3. Next, add sugar, butter and corn syrup to a small saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Then remove it from the heat.
4. Combine the flour and cocoa powder in a medium size bowl. Mix well with a whisk or fork.
5. Then, add the wet ingredients you heated in the saucepan to the bowl of dry ingredients. Mix really well.
6. Before baking the cookies take out all the things you need to shape them. I used wooden spoons for mine and then raised them up by placing each end of the wooden spoon on a cup. That way the cookies can hang while the harden and make the taco shell shape. It'll look like a DIY mini balance beam, if that helps.
7. Just to clarify, be sure to bake the cookies in small batches. The cookies need to be formed into the taco shells while the cookies are warm. I recommend only making two at a time so there will be enough time to shape the cookie and also because the dough spreads like crazy. They will be super flat once cooked.
8. Okay, time to bake the cookie taco shells.
9. Use a tablespoon or cookie scoop to drop the batter on the cookie sheet. Work in small batches so do two at a time.
10. Place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake the cookies for 6 to 8 minutes. They will spread out like crazy so don't panic.
11. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and work quickly to shape the shells. I recommend using scissors to cut the parchment around each cookie and use the parchment to help you shape the cookie around the wooden spoon until it looks like a hard taco shell. Set the wooden spoon with cookie on cups so it's elevated and drapes without touching anything while the cookie hardens. It takes a wee bit of practice so don't freak out if some break in the beginning.
12. Now repeat the process until all the cookies are baked and formed into hard taco cookie shells. It's a bit of a tedious process but once it's done you'll be happy you did it.
13. Once the cookies are cooled, carefully transfer them on a paper towel or use a taco holder to keep them safe.
14. After all the shells are cooled down it's time to fill the tacos.

To Melt the Chocolate:

• Place the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and melt the chocolate in the microwave for about 1-2 minutes.
• Or you can use a double boiler if you prefer. Place the chocolate in top portion and water in the bottom portion and place over medium-low heat to let the water heat up so it melts the chocolate.
• Now, if you don't have a double boiler you can simply use a heat proof bowl over a saucepan as an impromptu DIY double boiler. Add water to the saucepan, and chocolate to the bowl. Heat over medium-low heat till the chocolate is melted and smooth.

Assembling the Chocolate Tacos:

1. First, place each chocolate cookie shell on a plate or in a taco holder.
2. Then, scoop ice cream and place inside of each shell.
3. Next, pile on the whipped cream.
4. Then, toss some strawberries over top.
5. Lastly, drizzle with chocolate.
6. Serve!

More Chocolate Recipes:

• Chocolate Shortbread Wedges with Pistachios
• Baked Fudge
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Bread with Walnuts
• Turtle Hand Pies
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies
• Brownie Batter Smoothie
• Chocolate and Peanut Butter Bark
• Oreo Ice Cream Cake

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