Chocolate Peppermint Balls Recipe
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Chocolate Peppermint Balls

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

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
8 Min
Ready In:
38 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 135 | Total Fat: 7.5g | Cholesterol: 13mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2008 by amy002   view full review
Ok, so a few changes were necessary, but nothing too drastic. The basics were there. #1. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2002 by SEESHELL8765   view full review
Very easy, and very good. Makes more than 24 cookies, though! I put a little mint M&M in the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2006 by linsybyster   view full review
The name is, unfortunately, really misleading. I was looking for "balls" to make for my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2009 by Becky Leach   view full review
The dough will be dry. It will be necessary to work your shortening and egg yolk through it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by Theresa   view full review
The cookie dough was so dry I had to squeeze the crumbs into the balls and they tasted rather...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2012 by kytra2   view full review
I followed the recipe exactly as it was written. I was way to dry to shape into balls so I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2009 by EpicureanEos   view full review
Very very good, I made mine with almond extract though because i didn't have peppermint. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2008 by Chef Rosie   view full review
Something has to be missing, the cookies turned out VERY dry and just crumbled. Is the cake...

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