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Chocolate Snappers Recipe

Proud mom Sally Parker of Idalia, Colorado share her son's prize-winning cookies here. "Reed got his recipe from his grandmother, and it's earned him two blue ribbons at the county fair," she beams.

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Chocolate Snappers Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 30 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Additional sugar

Directions

In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg; beat well. Add flour, cocoa, corn syrup, oil, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Shape by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls; roll in sugar.
Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Yield: 5 dozen.

Originally published as Chocolate Snappers in Country Woman November/December 1995, p39

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