Chocolate Bonbon Cookies

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Chocolate Bonbon Cookies

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Serving Size : 60 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies & Brownies Holiday


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 cups Holiday Cookie Mix -- (see recipe)
1 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup margarine or butter (1/2 stick) -- softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate -- melted and cooled
Powdered sugar
Easy Frosting -- (recipe follows)

EASY FROSTING
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk (about)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Heat oven to 375º. Mix Holiday Cookie Mix, nuts, margarine, vanilla,
almond extr
act, eggs and chocolate. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apar
t on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool slightly before removing from cookie s
heet.

Roll about 30 cookies in powdered sugar while warm; cool on wire rack. Roll in
powdered sugar again. Frost remaining cookies with Easy Frosting. Decorate fros
ted cookies with coconut.

EASY FROSTING:

Mix all ingredients until smooth and of spreading consistency.
Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved
Betty Crocker® Recipe.

Copyright:
"© General Mills, Inc. 1998."
Yield:
"60 Cookies"

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Per serving: 77 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (46% calories from fat); 1g Prot
ein; 10g Carbohydrate; 8mg Cholesterol; 46mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat; 1/
2 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : These little gems are even more tempting when topped with festive treat
s such as flaked or shredded coconut, edible glitter, chopped candied fruit or
chopped maraschino cherries.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 2394 0 0 0 0 0 2130706543 0 0 0 4038 0