Cookie Dough Truffles

Here's a new ultimate indulgence - chocolate chip cookie dough in candy form, wrapped in a chocolate shell. Can always just use store-bought premade cookie dough rather than making your own...

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 4 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  thawed egg substitute
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  miniature  semisweet chocolate morsel
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped pecans or 3⁄4 cup walnuts
• 1 (12 ounce) package  semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons shortening

Directions

1. Beat butter at medium speed with mixer until creamy, gradually add sugars, beating well.
2. Add egg substitute and vanilla, beat well.
3. Add flour to butter mixture, beat well.
4. Stir in miniature chocolate morsels and chopped nuts.
5. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
6. Shape mixture into 1" balls, cover and freeze balls until very firm.
7. Place 12 ounce package morsels and shortening in a 1-quart glass bowl; melt in microwave according to package directions.
8. Using two forks, quickly dip frozen truffles into melted chocolate, coating completely.
9. Place on wax paper to harden.
10. Store truffles in refrigerator 2 to 3 days.