Surprises Inside Meals

What do you do with a bunch of these?

Why make some Chocolate Surprise Cookies that is....Fast and simple and in no time you have some yummy cookies.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (11/2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups flour

• 25 individual solid chocolate candies
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Combine butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract and cinnamon. Stir in flour.

3. Shape dough into twenty-five 1-inch balls. Shape into flat circles. Place a chocolate candy on each circle. Enclose candy with dough.

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5. Arrange cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.

6. Sprinkle confectioners' sugar and cocoa on hot cookies.

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8. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 10 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

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