Candy Cane Kiss Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening (butter flavor is recommended)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (not margarine)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips (or any dark chocolate chips)
• 4 dozen hershey candy cane kisses, unwrapped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugars together with a mixer for 1-2 minutes on medium-high or until light, fluffy, and well-blended.
• 3 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 4 in a small bowl, combine baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, and cocoa. add to egg mixture and mix until well combined.
• 5 stir in chocolate chips.
• 6 drop cookie dough by tablespoonfuls on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 bake at 350° f for 8-10 minutes or until centers are set but still soft. remove from oven and cool on baking sheet 1-2 minutes.
• 8 press an unwrapped candy cane kiss gently onto the center of each cookie. allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack until kisses have hardened. if kisses do not harden enough, cookies may be placed briefly in the fridge or freezer to harden the kisses.