Saturday, December 8, 2012

Chocolate Snickerdoodles with Kisses

I've made these a couple of times. Originally I tried it with the pumpkin kisses. This time I'm taking them to a Christmas cookie exchange with candy cane kisses. Delicious and pretty easy!


Chocolate Snickerdoodles with Kisses
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup dutch cocoa
1 teaspoon cream of tarter
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
48 Hershey’s Kisses (unwrapped)

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or baking mat.
2. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon
3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt together.
4. In mixer, cream butter and remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time. Stir in the vanilla. Slowly add the dry ingredients until just combined.
5. With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll in Cinnamon Sugar mixture. Place the dough balls on the baking sheets. Bake at 325 for 10-12 minutes or until just firm but not overcooked.
6. Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press kisses into the center of each cookie. Cool completely. 




AEM