Cocoa Kiss Cookies

I made these this year for Christmas and they were so easy and so wonderful. Everyone really enjoyed them.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 54 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, softened
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup  hershey  cocoa
• 1  cup  finely chopped pecans
• 1 (12 ounce) bag  Hershey chocolate kisses
•  powdered sugar

Directions

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