Chocolate Cookie Bites

Name: Chocolate Cookie Bites
Ingredients: 3/4 cup chopped pecans; 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, divided; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/4 teaspoon salt

8 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, divided
1 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Place pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan.
2

Bake at 350° for 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring once halfway through baking time.
3

Beat 1 cup powdered sugar and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add milk and vanilla, beating until blended.
4

Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in pecans.
5

Shape dough into 1-inch balls, and place 1 1/2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
6

Bake at 400° for 11 to 13 minutes or until tops of cookies just begin to crack. Cool on baking sheets 3 minutes. Remove to wire racks; dust with remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Cool 10 minutes.