Chocolate Peppermint Balls

A great chocolate Christmas cookie! For added festivity you can roll them in sprinkles before baking.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 38 mins
• Calories: 135 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• ½ teaspoon peppermint extract

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, beat together the shortening, egg and peppermint extract until smooth and creamy. Stir in the cake mix. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and place them 1 inch apart onto prepared cookie sheets.

Step 3

Bake for 8 -10 minutes in the preheated oven. Watch very closely. when they start to crack they are done.