Chocolate Chip Butter Balls Recipe

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Chocolate Chip Butter Balls
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 -teasp
  • 1/8 - tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/2- lb ( 16 tbsp) or 2 sticks -- unsalted butter
  • 1/3- cup plus 2- tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1/4- cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 3/4- cup miniature semi-sweet chocoalte chips
  • about 2 cups powdered sugar for dredging the baked cookies

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
  2. Line several heavy cookie sheets or rimmed sheet pans with cooking parchment.....
  3. Sift the flour , baking powder, and salt onto the a sheet of wax paper
  4. Place the melted butter in a large mixing bowl
  5. Add the sugar and mix in it with a wooden spoon
  6. The melted butter- sugar mixture will appear somewhat lumpy... ok.....
  7. Blend in the chopped walnuts and vanilla extract
  8. Stir in the half of the sifted mixture and blend it into form a dough
  9. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes
  10. Spoon up rounded 1- tablespoon-size quantities of dough and roll into plump balls
  11. Arrange the balls of dough 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets placing 12 on each pan
  12. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 14 to 15 minutes or until set and light golden on the bottom
  13. Let the cookies stand on the pan for 1 minute then carefully remove them to cooling racks...
  14. Cool for 10 minutes
  15. Carefully dredge the warm cookies in the powdered sugar to coat them .......
  16. Transfer to large sheet of waxed paper to finish cooling
  17. Once cool dredge them again in the powdered sugar lightly ......
  18. Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 416.42 Kcal (1743 kJ)
Calories from fat 162.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.07g 28%
Cholesterol 0.76mg 0%
Sodium 420.38mg 18%
Potassium 887.79mg 19%
Total Carbs 58.88g 20%
Sugars 30.6g 122%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 2%
Protein 5.42g 11%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 30.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 467.07 Kcal (1956 kJ)
Calories from fat 182.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.27g 28%
Cholesterol 0.86mg 0%
Sodium 471.52mg 18%
Potassium 995.78mg 19%
Total Carbs 66.05g 20%
Sugars 34.32g 122%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2%
Protein 6.08g 11%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 34.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.7
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

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