My Christmas Cookie for 2010…

 

After doing extensive internet research, I have selected the Christmas cookie that I will be baking this year.

It’s a prize-winning recipe from Betty Crocker that I tweaked a bit…

Fabulously, fudgy cookies…

with my own festive spin of topping each one with a candy cane Hershey’s Kiss…

Here’s the recipe if any of you would like to try them…

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter or margarine

6 oz unsweetened chocolate

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

One 8 oz. package of Candy Cane Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter and chocolate on High 1 minute. Stir; microwave on High 1 minute longer or until butter is melted and chocolate can be stirred smooth.
2. Stir condensed milk into chocolate mixture. Stir in cookie mix and until well blended.
3. Using your cookie dough scooper, shape the dough into around 45 medium-sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake 9-10  minutes or until edges lose their shiny look (do not overbake). Immediately press 1 Hershey’s Kiss into center of each cookie. Cool cookies on cookie sheet 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. To get the Hershey’s Kiss to spread slightly on top of cookie, tap edge of each cookie lightly. Cool completely. Store covered at room temperature.