Chocolate Filled Snowballs

Makes about 16 cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 batch of sugar cookie dough or your favorite sugar cookie dough recipe, refrigerated
3/4 cup finely ground almonds
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
16 chocolate kisses
Confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a medium bowl, work together cookie dough, almonds, flour and cinnamon with wooden spoon until well blended.

Form dough mixture into 16 balls.   Press one chocolate kiss into the center of each ball.  Press red and green sprinkles into dough around chocolate kiss.   Place 2 inches apart on un-greased cookie sheet.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.  Transfer cookies to wire racks; while still warm, dust generously with confections' sugar.