Chocolate Snowball Cookies

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I love a good Christmas cookie exchange! TCHO Chocolate sent me some of their delicious chocolate yesterday, so here's my contribution to the #TCHOCookieExchange -- a virtual celebration of the taste of the season! Just donโ€™t eat these powdered sugar confections while wearing black!

This is my own chocolatey version of a Snowball, but instead of a chocolate surprise in the center, the whole cookie is chocolately-delicious. We jokingly called them "Dirty Snowballs" today while we sampled them -- but the name might stick!

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Makes 36 cookies

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

1/2 c. sugar

2 t. vanilla extract

1 3/4 c. flour

2 c. chopped pecans

1/4 c. TCHO unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 c. TCHO drinking chocolate crumbles

1/2 t. salt

Powdered sugar

1. Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl until it is well-mixed. Cover tightly and chill for at least an hour.

Preheat oven to 325ยฐ F.

2. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or baking mats.

3. Remove dough from the refrigerator. Roll dough into uniform balls of about 1 tablespoon full each. I use a 1 T. measuring spoon to make the balls even. Place balls on prepared cookie sheets evenly spaced apart โ€” about 2 inches.

4. Bake for 12 minutes. Immediately transfer balls to cooling racks.

5. When cooled, fill a small bowl with powdered sugar. Roll each ball in the sugar to coat. You could mix in a few tablespoons full of cocoa powder for even more chocolate deliciousness!

Enjoy these with a little TCHO Drinking Chocolate โ€” they are perfect dipped into the thick chocolate drink!

TCHO Drinking Chocolate

(much like a thick Mexican hot chocolate)

6 tablespoons boiling water

6 tablespoons TCHO Drinking Chocolate Crumbles

Boil the water in a small pan on the stove. When it is boiling, slowly add the TCHO Drinking Chocolate Crumbles while whisking swiftly with a small whisk or a handheld milk frother (my favorite). The boiling water melts the chocolate perfectly!

Serve in espresso cups.

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