Christine's Hugs and Kisses Cookies

Cocoa and chocolate chip dough with a Hershey's swirl kiss 

This is a go-to Christmas cookie recipe which Christine sent me back in 1998 via fax (pre-Internet). She would make them for her friends and family.  I still have the printed copy ---which is what I used, up until now ---but thought I'd put it on the blog for all to use.

Similar to Sunken Kisses from Colleen but made with "Hugs and Kisses" milk chocolate and white cream swirl Hershey's kisses.  Hugs and Kisses were introduced in 1993.

     ---Barbara

Hugs and Kisses Cookies

Makes 30 large cookies or 60 small cookies

1/2 cup butter
3/4  cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 t. vanilla
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon milk
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1 pkg. milk chocolate kisses
or white chocolate kisses

Remove foil wrappers from cookies (about 30). You will need 60 if you are making small cookies, like I did.

Beat butter, sugars and vanilla.  Add eggs and milk, beat well.  Mix in the rest of the dry ingredients.  Stir in the chocolate chips.  Roll into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Because my dough was too sticky, I scooped them out with a small cookie/ice cream scoop on to use parchment- lined baking sheets, 15 per sheet, 5 rows of 3.    Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes.  Press chocolate kiss into center of each cookie.  Cool 1 minute, Then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

Notes:  Substituted pecans when I ran out of kisses.  Doubled the recipe easily.  This cookie also tastes good without the kiss or the pecan, just on its own.