Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 cup dark cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 ounces peppermint-flavored chocolate (Hershey's candy-cane red-and-white striped)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix well until fluffy.
Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
Refrigerate for about 1 hour until easy to handle.
Form into 1-inch diameter balls.
Bake 8-10 minutes until bottoms are firm.
Remove from oven. Press a kiss into each cookie.
Transfer cookie sheet immediately to the refrigerator (or kisses will melt) and refrigerate until cool.