Chocolate Filled Snowballs

Total Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup pecans, finely chopped or ground
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 (10 ounce) package chocolate hershey chocolate kisses (about 60 kisses)
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• 2 add sifted flour and pecans; blend well.
• 3 chill dough while unwrapping kisses.
• 4 shape dough around each kiss to form a ball; about 1 teaspoon. make sure the kiss is completely covered.
• 5 place on an ungreased cookie sheet. they dont spread, but make sure there is space between them.
• 6 bake at 375°f four about 12 minutes until set but not brown.
• 7 cool slightly on cookie sheet then transfer to a rack to cool completely. be careful, they are very delicate when they first come out.
• 8 sprinkle with powdered sugar to complete the "snowball" effect.
• 9 store in an airtight container.