Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies (cookie Mix)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 tablespoon mexican hot instant chocolate drink mix (from 19-oz package)
• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) box betty crocker sugar cookie mix (1 lb 1.5 oz)
• 1 egg
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, melt butter and hot chocolate tablet over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 4 place cookie mix in large bowl. stir in melted butter, hot chocolate mixture and egg with a wooden spoon until soft dough forms. stir in chocolate chips.
• 5 shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture. place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set (do not overbake). cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. store covered at room temperature.