Mocha Nut Balls Recipe

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"These tender, flavorfufl cookies are so addictive, I always know I have to make a double batch. The family demands it!" Janet Sullivan, Buffalo, New York

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Mocha Nut Balls Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch
  • Yield: 54 Servings
20 15 35

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and coffee granules; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake at 325° for 14-16 minutes or until firm. Cool in pans for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 69 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 24 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Mocha Nut Balls in Taste of Home December/January 2009, p56

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Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2012 by SFMarkon

What a fun cookie - Great flavor - Easy to make - A real crowd pleaser! I did follow others' suggestions of making sure the nuts were roasted so they have enhanced flavor and to dissolve the instant coffee in a little water before adding it to the butter mixture.

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2012 by SFMarkon

What a fun cookie - Great flavor - Easy to make - A real crowd pleaser!

I did follow others' suggestions of making sure the nuts were roasted so they have enhanced flavor and to dissolve the instant coffee in a little water before adding it to the butter mixture.

Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2012 by cheesecakegirl

Can't wait to make these this Christmas! They are a chocolate/coffee version of the traditional Mexican Wedding Cookies.

They are dry, but that's how these kind of cookies are supposed to be.

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2011 by katlaydee3

Really good, not too sweet. I don't think kids would like them, more of an adult taste.

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2011 by scottie@embarqmail.com

To dry for me.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by Ang5565@aol.com

Crispy, dry cookie. YUMMY!

 
 

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