Almond Kisses

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter (3 sticks)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/8 cup molasses (2 tbsp.)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt (if you are using salted almonds, cut the salt to 1/2 tsp.)
• 1 1/2 cups ground almonds (measure after grinding)
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 13 ounces hershey chocolate kisses

Recipe

• 1 microwave the butter in your mixing bowl to melt it.
• 2 add the sugar, vanilla, almond extract and molasses.
• 3 stir until blended.
• 4 add the baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 grind up the almonds. add them to the bowl and mix.
• 7 beat the eggs, then pour in and stir.
• 8 add the flour and mix all the ingredients until thoroughly blended.
• 9 let dough firm up for a few minutes.
• 10 form into walnut-sized balls and arrange on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet.
• 11 cut the hershey's kisses in half so that each has a point and a base. press the halves in the middle of your cookie balls, cut side down.
• 12 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 13 cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to finishe cooling.