Chocolate Snowballs

By jenlin

Ingredients

• 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 60 Hershey's® Kisses® Brand milk chocolates, unwrapped
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, flour, cocoa, almonds and extract until soft dough forms.

Shape dough into sixty 3/4-inch balls; wrap each around 1 milk chocolate candy. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes.

Roll cookies in powered sugar. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Re-roll cookies in powdered sugar. Store tightly covered.