SPICED RICE COOKIES WITH MEXICAN CHOCOLATE

Spiced Rice Cookies with Mexican Chocolate image

Delicious cookies with rice and Mexican chocolate.

Provided by Uncle Ben's

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips UNCLE BEN'S®

Time 2h

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup white sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (8.8 ounce) pouch cooked and cooled UNCLE BEN'S® Ready Rice® Basmati
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 tablets Mexican chocolate (such as Chocolate Ibarra®), coarsely chopped

Steps:

Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper in a separate bowl.
Mix the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Stir in cooked rice, chopped walnuts, and chopped chocolate.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheet.
Roll dough into walnut size balls; arrange on cookie sheets, about 12 per sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let cool on sheet 5 to 10 minutes; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.5 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 28.7 mg, Fat 10.6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 146.8 mg, Sugar 14.5 g