Chocolate Peppermint Balls recipe

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Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
½ cup shortening
1 egg
½ teaspoon peppermint extract

Nutrition Info

134.6 calories
carbohydrate: 15.1 g
cholesterol: 12 mg
fat: 7.5 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 2 g
saturatedFat: 2.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 161.3 mg
sugar: 9.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

  2. In a medium bowl, beat together the shortening, egg and peppermint extract until smooth and creamy. Stir in the cake mix. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place them 1 inch apart onto prepared cookie sheets.

  3. Bake for 8 -10 minutes in the preheated oven. Watch very closely. when they start to crack they are done.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen

Recipe Note

A great chocolate Christmas cookie! For added festivity you can roll them in sprinkles before baking.

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