Cocoa Kiss Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy.
• Stir together flour and cocoa.
• Gradually add butter mixture, beating until blended.
• Add pecans.
• Beat until well blended.
• Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
• Heat oven to 375°.
• Remove wrappers from kisses.
• Mold tablespoon of dough around each kiss, covering completely.
• Shape in to balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until set.
• Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet then transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
• Roll in powdered sugar.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugar,shortening and vanilla with electric mixer until fluffy. Add flour and beat until well blended. Cover and chill 2 hours. Heat oven to 375. Take about 1 tb of dough and wrap it around kiss. Make sure non of the kiss is exposed. Roll into a ball and place onto cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until they are set but not browned. Put powdered sugar in small dish, set aside. When cookies are done and you are able to handle them roll them into powdered sugar. Place each on wax paper to cool. note: you must roll them in powdered sugar while still warm and they taste best warm, but are still good at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with foil or parchment paper. Sift 1/4 cup sugar, cocoa and salt into small bowl. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl until soft peaks begin to form. Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tablespoon at a time and beat until medium-firm peaks form. Add cocoa mixture 1 tablespoon at a time and beat until meringue is stiff and glossy.
• Drop meringue onto prepared baking sheets by rounded teaspoonfuls, spacing 1 inch apart. For chewy soft cookies, bake meringues 25 minutes. For drier, crisper cookies, bake meringues 40 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets. Sift powdered sugar over cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In large bowl mix butter and sugar till fluffy, add eggs and vanilla mix well. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt, and add to creamed mixture.
• Roll dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter then roll in white sugar. Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Place unwrapped chocolate kiss in the center of each cookie while still hot. Let cool and enjoy!