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      Title: Chocolate Sugar Cookies
 Categories: Cookies
   Servings: 42
 
      3 oz Baker's unsweetened
           - chocolate
      1 c  Butter
      1 c  Sugar
      1    Egg
      1 ts Vanilla
      2 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Salt
           Additional sugar
  
  Preparation time: 15 minutes
  Chill time: 30 minutes
  Baking time: 8 to 10 minutes
 
  Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH
  for 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is
  completely melted.
  
  Stir 1 cup sugar into melted chocolate mixture until well blended.
  Stir in egg and vanilla until completely blended. Mix in flour,
  baking soda, and salt. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
  
  Heat oven to 375 F. Shape dough into 1" balls; roll in additional
  sugar. Place, 2" apart, on ungreased cookie sheets. If flatter,
  crisper cookies are desired, flatten balls with bottom of drinking
  glass.
  
  Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheets to
  cool on wire racks.
  
  Jam Filled Chocolate Sugar Cookies:

  Prepare Chocolate Sugar Cookie dough as directed. Roll in finely
  chopped nuts in place of sugar. Make indentation in each ball; fill
  center with your favorite jam. Bake as directed.
  
  Chocolate Caramel Sugar Cookies:

  Prepare Chocolate Sugar Cookie dough as directed. Roll in finely
  chopped nuts in place of sugar. Make indentation in each ball; bake
  as directed. Microwave 14 oz pkg caramels with 2 tb milk in
  microwavable bowl on HIGH 3 minutes or until melted, stirring after
  2 minutes. Fill centers of cookies with caramel mixture. Drizzle
  with melted semi-sweet chocolate.
 
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