Perfect for a holiday cookie tray or an after-dinner nibble.
Mocha Pecan Balls
- Prep Time 55 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 48
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee granules
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 48 milk chocolate candy drops or pieces, unwrapped
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in cocoa, espresso granules and pecans until well blended.
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Step2Shape dough into 48 (1-inch) balls; wrap each around 1 milk chocolate candy. On ungreased cookie sheet, place 2 inches apart.
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Step3Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
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Step4Roll cookies in powdered sugar. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Reroll cookies in powdered sugar. Store in tightly covered container.
Nutrition
90
Calories
5g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 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 Choice
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