Fudgy Bonbons

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts, if desired (i skip the nuts)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 60 milk milk chocolate kisses (hershey's kisses or hugs) or 60 and chocolate striped candy hershey chocolate kisses, unwrapped (hershey's kisses or hugs)
• 2 ounces chocolate baking bar or 2 ounces vanilla candy coating
• 1 teaspoon shortening or 1 teaspoon oil

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, combine chocolate chips and butter; cook and stir over very low heat until chips are melted and smooth (mixture will be stiff). add sweetened condensed milk; mix well.
• 2 in large bowl, combine flour, nuts (if desired), chocolate mixture and vanilla; mix well.
• 3 shape (scant) one tablespoon dough (use measuring spoon) around each candy kiss, covering completely.
• 4 place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. bake at 350 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes. do not overbake. cookies will be soft and appear shiny but will firm as they cool. remove from cookie sheets.
• 5 cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
• 6 in small saucepan, combine chocolate and shortening; cook and stir over low heat until melted and smooth.
• 7 drizzle over cooled cookies.
• 8 store in tightly covered container.