BAKE | EASY KISSES CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

So I got a text from David the other day saying that he was having a bake sale at church and needed help baking cookies. Since I had a lot of extra Hershey Kisses that I got from the after Christmas sale (don't worry- they're not expired yet!), I told David to go look for a recipe online with Hershey Kisses. He found two recipes that looked really easy to make, so we decided to make both! Alley came over too and we were able to make them really quickly. We made the chocolate chip cookies first (the ones that look like little round balls at the top of the picture)... I'll post the peanut butter (the ones with the gigantic kiss in the middle) recipe tomorrow :) I was super excited to make these cookies because although they look like regular chocolate chip cookies, they actually have a Hershey Kiss inside!!! Don't you just love surprises?!

nap time for me while David did the mixing :)

KISSES Chocolate Chip Cookies

Adapted from the Hershey's website

Makes 24 cookies

• 24 Hershey's Kisses Brand Milk Chocolates
• 1 pouch Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 egg
• 1-1/4 cups chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates. 
2. Stir together cookie mix and flour; add butter and egg. Stir until dough forms. Set aside 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Stir remaining chips into dough. 
3. Mold dough around each chocolate piece, covering completely. (The original recipe recommended using 1 tablespoon of dough, but I used around 2. My cookies turned out bigger so I was only able to make 24 instead of the the 52 that the original recipe said it would make) Shape into balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet
4. Bake 9-11 minutes or until cookie is set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
5. Optional chocolate drizzle- we decided that the cookie already had enough chocolate, so we decided not to do it. If you're a huge chocolate fan though, I'd recommend it :)
• Place remaining 1/4 cup chips and shortening in heavy-duty resealable plastic food storage bag. microwave at medium for 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at medium an additional 10 seconds at a time, kneading after each heating, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Cut off corner of bag about 1/8 inch from point. Drizzle over cookies. 

xoxo, traci