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Blarney Stone-Kissed Cookies
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
HERSHEY'S KissesŪ Chocolates or HERSHEY'S HUGS
Chocolates
Quick Cookie Glaze (recipe follows)
Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until
well blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder
and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until
well blended. Divide dough in half; place each half on
separate sheet of wax paper. Shape each half into log
with squared sides, about 7 inches long and 2-1/4 inches
wide. Wrap each log in wax paper or plastic wrap.
Refrigerate until firm, at least 8 hours. Heat oven to
325°F. Cut logs into 3/8-inch thick slices. Place onto
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes or until set.
Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Cool completely. Remove wrappers
from chocolate pieces.
Prepare QUICK COOKIE GLAZE; drizzle over top of cookies.
Immediately place a chocolate piece on each cookie.
About 3 dozen cookies.
Quick Cookie Glaze: Stir together 3/4 cup powdered
sugar, 3 to 4 teaspoons milk, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
extract and 3 or 4 drops green food color, if desired,
in small bowl until of drizzling consistency.
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