Surprise Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

48 Hershey's Kisses candies (unwrapped)
1 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. all-purpose or whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp. salt
powdered sugar

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla.
Mix in flour and salt until dough holds together.
Work enough dough around each Hershey's Kiss, completely covering it, and form into a 1-inch ball.
Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake until set but not brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Roll in powdered sugar while warm; cool.
Roll in powdered sugar again.
Yield: about 4 dozen cookies.