Candy Cookies

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ 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

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, stir butter, chocolate and powdered sugar with spoon. Stir in egg. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Cover and refrigerate dough at least 15 minutes but no longer than 30 minutes.
  • 3
    Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • 4
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly in center. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Immediately top with candies (candies will melt slightly).

  • Make cookies up to baking. Freeze on cookie sheet; transfer balls to freezer bag or container and freeze up to two months. When ready to bake, place on cookie sheet and thaw.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
95mg
4%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
12g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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