Cherry Mocha Balls Recipes

CHERRY-ALMOND BALLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in almonds. , Roll 1 teaspoon of dough around each cherry. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool slightly; roll in confectioners' sugar.

MOCHA NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and coffee granules; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 14-16 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 1-2 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

MOCHA NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the flour, cocoa and coffee granules; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Stir in pecans.
• Roll into 1 inch balls (I use a 1-inch cookie scoop).
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until firm.
• Cool on pans for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
• Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar.

MOCHA BALLS

Steps:

• Combine crumbs, cocoa, coconut, jam, liqueur and water in a bowl and mix well.
• Roll mixture into balls.
• Use two level teaspoons of mixture for each ball.
• Place balls onto baking paper lined trays and refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Dip balls, one at a time, into the melted dark chocolate.
• Return to fridge on the tray and refrigerate until chocolate is set.
• Spoon the melted white chocolate into a zip lock bag and snip one small corner off the bag.
• Drizzle chocolate decoratively over the balls and allow chocolate to set.
• These can be made up to 1 week ahead of serving and stored in an airtight container in the fridge.

CHERRY BALLS

Steps:

• Mix thoroughly butter, icing sugar, milk, almond extract and fine coconut.
• Roll each cherry in above mixture, then in graham wafer crumbs.

NO-BAKE CHERRY BALLS

Steps:

• Dry the cherries on paper towel.
• Cream the butter and gradually mix in the icing sugar and orange juice.
• Add coconut and mix well.
• Note: this mixture will be soft.
• Roll a small portion of the coconut mixture evenly around each cherry and then roll in graham wafer crumbs.
• Place on wax paper and keep cool.