Candy Cookies Recipe

"This recipe was emailed to me in a Betty Crocker email. The kids will love topping the cookies with their favorite candies."

Original recipe yields 24 servings

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Ingredients

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1/3 cup butter, softened
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate (baking chocolate melted, cooled)
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 large egg

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Assorted candies (broken in half or cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch pieces, if desired)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (25 g)
Calories 89.8
Total Fat - 2.8 g
Saturated Fat - 1.7 g
Cholesterol - 15.4 mg
Sodium - 76.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 15.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
Sugars - 10.4 g
Protein - 1 g
Calcium - 3.2 mg
Iron - 0.1 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0 mg

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl add softened butter, chocolate, and powdered sugar, mix until well combined. Stir in egg, flour, baking soda and salt. Chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes but no longer than 30 minutes.

Step 2

Take dough out of refrigerator and shape into one inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.

Step 3

Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until no indentation occurs when touched lightly. Cool for one minute on cookie sheet then remove cookies to wire cooling racks. Immediately top with your choice of candy. The candy will melt slightly.