Cocoa Kiss Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 Hershey's cocoa
54 Hershey Kisses (9 oz.), unwrapped
powdered sugar
2/3 c. sugar
1 2/3 c. flour
1 c. finely chopped pecans

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Combine flour and cocoa.
Blend into creamed mixture.
Add nuts. Beat on low speed until well blended.
Chill dough 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 375\u00b0. Mold scant tablespoon of dough around each unwrapped kiss, covering kiss completely. Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost set.
Cool slightly.
Remove from cookie sheet onto wire rack.
Cool completely.
Roll in powdered sugar.
Makes about 4 1/2 dozen.