Strawberry Almond Candy Kiss Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 9 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 2 1/2 cups sliced almonds, toasted and cooled
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 large egg whites, beaten with a fork
• 60 hershey strawberry cream kisses (two 9.2 ozbags)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 in food processor, pulse 1 cup almonds and the granulated sugar until the nuts are ground.
• 4 scrape into a small bowl and reserve.
• 5 in processor, pulse remaining 1 1/2 cups almonds and the brown sugar until nuts are ground.
• 6 scrape into a large bowl and add butter, eggs, almond extract and baking powder.
• 7 beat with mixer on medium until fluffy.
• 8 on low speed gradually add flour and beat until blended.
• 9 roll level measuring tablespoons dough into 1 1/4 inch balls.
• 10 dip each into beaten egg whites, then roll in reserved almond sugar mixture.
• 11 place about 1 inch apart onto cookie sheets.
• 12 press index finger 1/4 of the way down the center of each to make an indent.
• 13 bake 9 minutes or until light brown around edges.
• 14 place sheet on wire rack and immediately place a kiss in each indent.
• 15 kisses will melt slightly.
• 16 remove cookies to rack to cool.