Almond Kiss Cookies

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"My Valentine's Day indulgence."

 

• Ready In: 57mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 40 cookies

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened (no substitues)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• additional sugar
• 40 hershey's milk chocolate kisses with almonds, unwrapped

• Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 4 teaspoons raspberry jam
• 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract

directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
2. Beat in egg and extract.
3. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
4. Cover and chill for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
5. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then roll in additional sugar.
6. Place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake at 325° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center or each cookie.
9. Cool on wire racks.
10. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cookies.

Reviews

[Loriell]

These are my favorite cookies! They are sorta petite w/that choc. chip on top and look like you could eat about 20 of them in one sitting!! The raspberry glaze is a nice pink over the sugar cookie and choc chip. They would be pretty served at a baby girl shower!