Chocolate Truffle Cookies

These cookies come with a history.

 I've been making them for the past 4-5 years, but I skipped last year. I suggested that my mom should make them for a Christmas party last week and you would've thought I had asked her to speak Russian! She was all like "Chocolate what cookies? I don't remember those." And I said "Of course you remember them! Rachel and I fell head over heels for them!" Nope..that didn't work. 

Then, I tried my sister. "Don't you remember the truffle cookies? We said that we could eat the dough with a spoon, it was so good!!" She looked at me like I had grown antlers. 
So I decided that they had to be made this year. No excuses. No exceptions. (We've made them twice already. Ha!) 

The first time, Momma made them. I asked Rachel if she remembered them and she was all like "Well....kiiiind of." And I said "We should've tried the dough!" So I made them again last night, and we went to town on that mixer bowl I'm ashamed to admit.

The thing is, these cookies don't have eggs in them. So, duh! Why wouldn't we eat the dough?? It's literally almost like eating a truffle. The only problem with my little plan? It's rich. And by "rich" I mean holycowrich. I didn't get sick like the last time that I ate too many chocolate cookies. I told you I was going to wise-up after that incident!

So however you choose to eat these, raw or baked, you will love them! These, along with the Orange & Lemon Cookies, are going into the tin for Mr. C on Sunday!

 
Happy eating,

~HB~

P.S. Apparently sweating through my hot chocolate yesterday morning worked. It's 37 degrees outside! You're welcome.

Chocolate Truffle Cookies (adapted from Taste of Home Baking Cookbook)
 3/4 C. Butter, softened
2-1/4 C. Powdered Sugar
1/3 C. Cocoa Powder
1/2 C. Sour Cream
1 T. Vanilla Extract
2-1/4 C. all-purpose Flour
2 C. Dark Chocolate Chips
1/4 C. Christmas Jimmies  

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and cocoa until light and fluffy. Beat in sour cream and vanilla. Add flour; mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Shape into 1-inch balls; dip one side in Christmas jimmies. Place sprinkle-side-up, 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. 
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. Cool completely.                                                   Makes 4 dozen