Chocolate Snowballs

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) packet sugar cookie mix
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup gold medal all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1/2 cup almonds (finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 60 hershey chocolate kisses
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, flour, cocoa, almonds and extract until soft dough forms.
• 3 shape dough into sixty 3/4-inch balls; wrap each around 1 milk chocolate candy. place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. immediately remove from cookie sheet. cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• 5 roll cookies in powered sugar. cool completely, about 15 minutes. re-roll cookies in powdered sugar. store tightly covered.
• 6 high altitude (3500-6500 ft): no change.