Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Magical Mint Kiss Cookies

I got this recipe several years ago off of a bag of mint-flavored Hershey kisses. My favorite cookie to make during the Christmas season. Lovely and minty and wicked easy. Unfortunately, they don't make mint-flavored solid chocolate kisses anymore, but this is still pretty wonderful with the newer mint truffle kisses. I suppose they'd be good with plain kisses too; they just wouldn't be minty (I tried them with candy cane kisses and didn't like them as much, probably because of the crunchy bits).

Magical Mint Kiss Cookies

2 sticks butter or margarine
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa
48 mint truffle Hershey kisses
powdered sugar

Heat oven to 350. 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, covering completely. Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool about one 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 four dozen (I usually get just a little over three dozen out of it).

Minty chocolate-y sugary goodness.

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