Mocha Pecan Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee powder, you can substitute regular instant coffee
1 cup finely chopped pecans
48 unwrapped Hershey chocolate kisses
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
In a large bowl crumble cookie dough.
Stir in cocoa, espresso powder and pecans.
Shape dough into 48 pieces.
Wrap each piece around a Hershey Kiss.
Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set.
Transfer to wire rack.
Cool for 5 minutes.
Roll in confectioners sugar.
Store in covered container.