Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup hershey's cocoa
1 cup finely chopped pecans
9 oz hershey's kisses chocolates
1 powdered sugar
Directions
In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Stir
together flour and cocoa; add in butter mixture, beating until
blended. Add pecans; beat until well blended. Refrigerate dough about
1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 375 degrees
Fahrenheit. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces. Mold scant
tablespoon of dough around each chocolate piece, covering completely.
Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12
minutes or until set. Cool slightly, about 1 minute; remove from
cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Roll in powdered sugar.
Roll in sugar again before serving, if desired. About 4-1/2 dozen
cookies.
Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation.
Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.
Meal-Master compatible format by: Karen Mintzias
Servings: 54 cookies
Cocoa Kiss Cookies Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Beverages; Cookie
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