Secret Kiss Cookies
Secret Kiss Cookies soft and chewy sugar cookies, coated in powdered sugar and are quite literally sealed with a Kiss!
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted sweet cream butter (softened)
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 32 Hershey Kisses (unwrapped)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Directions
- 1
Using a stand mixer, or a medium size mixing bowl and a handheld mixer on medium-high speed, beat the softened butter for 1 minute.
- 2
Add the sugar and vanilla extract, and continue mixing for 1 minute.
- 3
Add the flour and mix on low for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the dry ingredients are well combined. Cover the cookie dough and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- 4
Preheat the oven to 375*. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 5
Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out the cookie dough.
- 6
Roll the cookie dough into a ball.
- 7
Using your hands, flatten the cookie dough ball to fit around the unwrapped kiss.
- 8
Place the unwrapped kiss in the center of the flattened cookie dough and fold the dough up around the kiss.
- 9
Place the shaped dough 2 inches apart.
- 10
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.
- 11
Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 8 - 10 minutes.
- 12
Roll the cookies in the powdered sugar. Return the coated cookies to the baking sheet to completely cool.