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I decided to bake Christmas cookies with my Hershey Kisses.   I have never been a fan of Peanut Butter Blossoms, mostly because I don’t really care for peanut butter.  After making Hershey Kiss Chocolate Christmas Cookies I still had about half a bag of Kisses left so I wanted to try another cookie.  So, I went to the Hershey website to look for other recipes.  I found KISSES Magical Cookies at Hershey.com.

Verdict:

My daughter far preferred these cookies to the others I made.  The dough is not overly sweet but the sweetness comes from the kiss and powdered sugar.  The hidden treasure of the Kiss inside was a delicious surprise to everyone I had test them.

This recipe made 48 cookies.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa or HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
• About 48 HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates or HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolates, unwrapped
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar for rolling

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until creamy. Stir together flour and cocoa; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Mold scant tablespoon dough around each chocolate piece, covering completely. Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
2. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool about 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Roll in powdered sugar. Roll in sugar again just before serving, if desired. Makes about 48 cookies.