Fatal Attractions

I know it isn't the Christmas season yet (although that is debatable based on all the department stores’ decorations in stock) but I just recently made my favorite Christmas cookie for a bonfire get together that Aric and I went to last week. We were asked to bring some cookies and, since the weather has cooled down here, it made me think of these cookies, taken from a much loved Canadian cookbook The Complete Best of Bridge Cookbooks Volume One (The Best of Bridge).

During the holiday season, my mom would make these rich, chocolaty treats. Every year, I anxiously awaited their arrival and was never disappointed. I’m guessing they didn’t make an appearance during the summer months because the confectioner’s sugar on the dark chocolate was too reminiscent of a light dusting of snow on the ground. But for a bonfire party on a cool fall night, they seemed like a perfect fit.

I know the name immediately conjures up thoughts of the iconic movie, which makes them intriguing from the get go, but the name does seem fitting once take a bite and are hooked. I invite you to try and eat only one!

Fatal Attractions


4 squares unsweetened chocolate

1/2 cup shortening

2 cup sugar

2 tsp vanilla

4 eggs

2 cup flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup icing sugar



Melt chocolate squares and shortening, but do not boil. 
Stir in sugar & allow to cool. Spoon mixture into a bowl, 
add vanilla and beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 
well after each addition. Combine flour and baking powder, 
add to creamed mixture. Beat well. Fold in chocolate chips. 
Roll dough into 1" balls and roll in icing sugar. Bake on 
greased cookie sheets, in preheated 350F oven for 10-12 
minutes. Make sure not to overcook - they can dry out and are better if they are on the gooier side.

Makes about 24 cookies.