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Nutty Chocolate-Irish Cream Cookies

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By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated Apr 28, 2021

Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012

Anita Van Gundy
Des Moines, Iowa

Nutty Chocolate-Irish Cream Cookies

Nutty Chocolate-Irish Cream Cookies

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Prep Time 30 min
Total 1 hr 10 min
Ingredients 8
Servings 20

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Ingredients

1 package (16 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Ready to Bake!™ Sugar Cookie Dough (24 Count)
1/3 cup baking cocoa
4 tablespoons Irish cream-flavored coffee syrup or Irish cream-flavored creamer
1 1/4 cups mixed nuts, chopped
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Pillsbury Cookie Dough

Instructions

Step
1

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix cookie dough, cocoa and 2 tablespoons of the flavored syrup with wooden spoon or knead with hands until well blended. Stir in 3/4 cup of the nuts. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
Step
2

Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
Step
3

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, remaining 2 tablespoons flavored syrup, vanilla and enough milk for desired frosting consistency with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until smooth.
Step
4

Frost cooled cookies; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup nuts. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition

240 Calories

12g Total Fat

2g Protein

30g Total Carbohydrate

22g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 240

Calories from Fat: 110

Total Fat: 12g; 18%

Saturated Fat: 3 1/2g; 17%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 5mg; 2%

Sodium: 85mg; 4%

Potassium: 50mg; 1%

Total Carbohydrate: 30g; 10%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 22g

Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 0%; 0%

Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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