Chocolate Snowballs

Ingredients

1pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix1/2cup butter or margarine, melted1egg1/4cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour1/4cup unsweetened baking cocoa1/2cup finely chopped almonds1teaspoon almond extract60Hershey’s® Kisses® Brand milk chocolates, unwrapped3/4cup powdered sugar

Directions

• 1 Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, flour, cocoa, almonds and extract until soft dough forms.
• 2 Shape dough into sixty 3/4-inch balls; wrap each around 1 milk chocolate candy. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• 4 Roll cookies in powered sugar. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Re-roll cookies in powdered sugar. Store tightly covered.

recipes adapted from:.bettycrocker.