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      Title: Fudgy Bonbons & Options
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 60 Cookies
 
     12 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips
    1/4 c  Butter
     14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
      2 c  All purpose flour
    1/2 c  Nuts; finely chopped
           - (optional)
      1 ts Vanilla
     60    Chocolate kisses
      2 oz White baking bar or vanilla
           - flavored candy coating
      1 ts Shortening or oil
 
  Options For Chocolate Kisses:

  * If you like caramel centers, take 3 oz of Kraft Caramels and add
  1 tb water, heat until melted. Pour onto a plate so the mix will
  make a thin, 1/4" layer, place in freezer until it is hard. Then,
  when dough is ready, remove the hardened caramel from the freezer,
  cut small strips 1/2" wide of the caramel. Cut these into 1/2"
  bits, place in center of cookie dough and roll--make certain dough
  completely surrounds the caramel. It will run out if not completely
  enclosed. Still good eatin', just not as pretty. 3 oz will do two
  recipes probably.

  * Get bite size Reese Peanut Butter Cups, cut into 2 pieces, and
  do same as above.

  * Or use crunchy peanut butter, using the back of a 1/4 ts to touch
  into the peanut butter and get a dab to place on the cookie dough
  before rolling. Back of spoon allows peanut butter to be wiped onto
  the dough. Using inside spoon did not work for me. Hard to get out.
  Try it yourself. Peanut butter has stronger flavor than the Reeses
  Cups, so only a dab is needed.

  * I like mint chocolate. Found some Mintohs at Kroger. These are
  for candy making, baking, etc., Light mint flavor. Size of a
  quarter. Place one of these in the dough in place of other options.
  I tried the chocolate covered peppermint candy that is foil
  wrapped. It was too strong a mint. Overpowering. But that is my
  taste.

  Heat oven to 350°F. In medium sauacepan, combine chocolate chips &
  butter, cooking & stirring over very low heat until chips are
  melted & smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk & mix well.
  
  Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup & level off. Combine flour &
  nuts, if using, in medium mixing bowl, add chocolate mixture and
  vanilla and mix well. Shape a scant 1 tb dough around each candy
  kiss, covering completely. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, 1"
  apart. Bake 6 to 8 minutes.

  The remainder of the recipe directions was to remove the cookies,
  even though then appear to be soft and glisten. They will harden.
  When cool, heat vanilla flavored candy coating and the oil, drizzle
  over cookies. This is the Pillsbury cookoff winner, and I posted it
  before. The options I have played with. They work. Good fun to all.

  Posted by: Jerry G. Brewster (MHMH32A), Apr 16, 2006
  
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