Chocolate Snowballs

By littlefish

From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Wrap up the fun with a chocolate twist on traditional Russian tea cakes. Surprise! There's chocolate in the center of each cookie.

Ingredients

• 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.
Makes About 5 dozen cookies Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens
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Store different flavors and varieties of cookies in separate containers.
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving (1 Cookie)Calories 90(Calories from Fat 40),Total Fat 4 1/2g(Saturated Fat 2g,Trans Fat 0g),Cholesterol 10mg;Sodium 35mg;Total Carbohydrate 12g(Dietary Fiber 0g,Sugars 8g),Protein 1g;Percent Daily Value*:Vitamin A 0.00%;Vitamin C 0.00%;Calcium 0.00%;Iron 0.00%;Exchanges:0 Starch;0 Fruit;1 Other Carbohydrate;0 Skim Milk;0 Low-Fat Milk;0 Milk;0 Vegetable;0 Very Lean Meat;0 Lean Meat;0 High-Fat Meat;1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choices:1;*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.