Chocolate Snappers Recipes

CHOCOLATE SNAPPERS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
• Beat shortening, sugar, and egg until creamy; add corn syrup and cocoa, mix.
• Blend in flour mixture.
• Shape into balls using 1 T dough each; roll in granulated sugar.
• Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350* for 15 minutes. Let stand a few minutes before removing from sheets.
• Variations: Add 1/4 tsp peppermint extract with the corn syrup, or stir in mint chocolate chips, or semi- sweet.

CHOCOLATE SNAPPERS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg; beat well. Add flour, cocoa, corn syrup, oil, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Shape by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls; roll in sugar., Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

CARAMEL-PECAN SNAPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 3 inches apart. With greased bottom of glass dipped into sugar, flatten balls slightly. Press 1 teaspoon pecans onto each cookie.
• Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until set but not brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave caramels and milk uncovered on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every minute, until smooth. Spoon caramel over cookies; top with chocolate. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

LEMON WHIPPERSNAPPERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine cake mix, whipped topping and egg; mix until well combined. Chill the dough several hours or overnight (or freeze dough wrapped in plastic).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Form tablespoons of dough into one inch balls and roll them in the confectioners' sugar. Place the cookies on greased or parchment lined cookie sheet a couple inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes until cookies are set, but not browned. Cool on wire rack.

CHOCOLATE SNAPS SUGAR COOKIE

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt margarine. Stir in cocoa, remove from heat and set aside to cool. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1 cup white sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the cocoa mixture and the vanilla. Blend in the sifted ingredients to form a soft dough. Cover dough and refrigerate for at least an hour or two.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll chilled dough into 1 inch balls, roll them in the remaining sugar and place them 2 to 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE SNAPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375.
• Beat about half of the cake mix (dry), the shortening and eggs in large bowl on medium speed until smooth.
• Stir in remaining cake mix.
• For each cookie, place 3 pecan halves, with ends touching in center, on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Place 1 teaspoon dough in center of each group of pecans.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes oruntil centers are slightly puffed and edges are set.
• Cool completely; remove from cookie sheet.
• Frost with frosting.

MINT CHOCOLATE SNAPS

Steps:

• In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips. Remove from the heat. In a large bowl, cream shortening. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in melted chocolate. Add egg, corn syrup and extracts; mix well. , Combine flour, baking soda and salt; stir into batter. Fold in candy. Shape into 1-in. balls and roll in sugar. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing to wire racks.