Mocha Nut Balls

Name: Mocha Nut Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.
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

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch YIELD: 4-1/2 dozen.

"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

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

1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and coffee granules; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
2. Bake 14-16 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 1-2 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

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