Cocoa Bombs

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup margarine, at room temperature
• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3 ounces finely ground almonds (walnuts may also be used)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar, for topping (as needed)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 beat butter, margarine and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in vanilla extract and water and blend thoroughly.
• 4 beat in cocoa.
• 5 slowly add flour and nuts and mix until completely incorporated.
• 6 roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 flatten balls slightly.
• 8 bake until cookies are set but not browned, about 8 minutes.
• 9 roll in powdered sugar while still warm. do not skip this step.
• 10 when cooled, roll in powdered sugar again (or sift powdered sugar over tops). do not skip this step.
• 11 note: this type of cookie tends to be on the dry side. if you want it to be moister, try underbaking by 1-2 minutes.