Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE FUDGE COOKIE BALLS

Category: Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans
3 tbsp sugar
2 egg whites, slightly beaten

Preheat oven to 350. Combine butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup and beat at medium speed, add egg yolks and vanilla, beat well. Add in flour, cocoa and soda and beat well.

Mix chopped pecans and three tbsp of sugar. Shape dough into balls and dip into beaten egg whites and roll in pecan mixture. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet two inches apart. Bake 12 minutes or until set. Remove and let stand one minute. Remove from cookie sheet