Hidden Kisses

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 -5 teaspoons water
• 227 g hershey chocolate kisses (8 oz)
• 1/4 cup icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl using an electric mixer on high speed, cream the butter and sugar well for about 4 minutes.
• 2 beat in vanilla and salt.
• 3 add flour gradually.
• 4 sprinkle with water.
• 5 mix well. the mixture will be crumbly.
• 6 cover and refrigerate the dough for 45 minutes.
• 7 pinch off about 1 tbsp of dough.
• 8 using both hands, form into a ball.
• 9 with the flat of your hand, flatten it against the countertop making it as thin as possible.
• 10 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 11 peel off the wrapper from a chocolate kiss.
• 12 place 1 kiss in the centre of the flattened dough.
• 13 bring the dough up with the tips of your fingers, shaping it neatly around the chocolate kiss.
• 14 repeat until all the dough and/or kisses are used up.
• 15 place the dough-covered kisses 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 16 when the oven is ready, bake the cookies for 10 to 11 minutes until golden brown.
• 17 do not let them get too brown or burnt.
• 18 remove the baking sheet and let the cookies cool for 30 minutes.
• 19 dust with the icing sugar.