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48 servings
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| 1 | package | chocolate hugs | or hugs with almonds chocolates (8 oz) |
| 1 | cup | butter | or margarine, softened (2 sticks) |
| 1/2 | cup | powdered sugar | |
| 1 | teaspoon | vanilla extract | |
| 2 1/4 | cups | flour, all-purpose | |
| 1/4 | teaspoon | salt | |
| 3/4 | cups | almonds | toasted, finely ground |
| 1 | x | powdered sugar |
Heat oven to 400 F. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar amd vanilla until well blended. Stir together flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Add nuts; blend well. Mold scant tablespoon dough around each chocolate piece, covering completely. Shape into balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; roll in powdered sugar. Cool completely. Before serving, roll again in powdered sugar, if desired.
NOTE: To toast almonds, heat oven to 350 F. Spread almonds in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown; cool.
My friend made these last Christmas and were the hit of our cookie exchange. She just told me where to get the recipe - I can hardly wait to make a batch of my own.
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| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 5.0g | 7% |
| Saturated Fat 3.0g | 13% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium 40mg | 2% |
| Total Carbohydrate 6.0g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 1% |
| Sugars 1.0g | |
| Protein 1.0g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 2% | Vitamin C | 0% | |
| Calcium | 1% | Iron | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Once a year when I was a boy, my parents and I would visit my paternal grandparents at their farm in Virginia. Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains in...
Excellent cookie, and it is more healthy for you than your traditional cookie...no sugar! Lots of healthy ingedients, and absolutely GREAT tasting! I ate four and wanted more.
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