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Typical long lost favorite cookie recipe, It was called Chocolate filled bonbons or something similar. They were cookie dough wrapped around several choc. chips, or you could add green or red cherrys or a nut, but they also had almond flavoring in them. Then you dipped the top of the cookie in colored sugar or those colored sprinkles. My kids will be so upset if we don't have these cookies this year for the holidays. The recipe came from a ladies magazine that featured a bunch of Christmas cookie recipes, in the 1980s I believe.

try this
Makes 3 dozen cookies

1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco all-vegetable shortening or 1/2 Butter Flavor Crisco stick
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 -2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
36 small chocolate candies
36 nut halves

Heat oven to 400degreesF. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
Combine shortening, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into creamed mixture.
Press two level measuring teaspoonfuls of dough around each chocolate candy, covering candy completely. Place nut half on top of each. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 6 to 7 minutes. Cookies will not brown. Do not overbake. Press nuts gently into hot cookies. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely. instead of nuts u can usue candy sprinkles etc.......,
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spike

I think I found your recipe! I was looking for something else and Eureka, there yours was! I found it here: http://cookie.allrecipes.com/az/ChocoFillBon.asp

Chocolate Bon Bons

INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
48 milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Using a mixer, cream shortening and sugars until fluffy. Add egg and extracts and beat well.
Add flour, baking powder, salt, nuts and mix well.
Form into 1 inch balls. Press each ball around a kiss so kiss is completely covered (like a chocolate covered cherry).
Bake 12 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet (do not overbake). Cool on wire rack. Frost or decorate as desired.