Holiday Cookie Surprises

Submitted by hungrykitten

"From a Quaker oats ad."

 

• Ready In: 29mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 48 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1⁄4 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 48 chocolate Hershey chocolate kisses
• colored crystal sugar or candy sprinkles

directions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, oats and salt; mix well.
3. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Press candy into center of each ball; shape dough around candy so it is completely hidden. Roll cookies in sugar until evenly coated.
4. Place 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 14 to 17 minutes or until set. Cool on wire rack.