Best Secret Almond Cookies Recipes

Secret Almond KISSES Cookies Recipe - (3.9/5) image

Provided by kas_9232

Number Of Ingredients 8

36 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates with Almonds
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups finely chopped slivered almonds
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Powdered sugar

Steps:

*1*. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates. *2*. Beat butter, granulated sugar and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy. Add flour, almonds and almond extract, if desired; beat on low speed of mixer until well blended. *3*. Using about 1 tablespoon dough for each cookie, shape dough around each chocolate piece; roll in hand to make ball. (Be sure to cover each chocolate piece completely.) Place on ungreased cookie sheet. *4*. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set but not browned. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. While still slightly warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container. Roll again in powdered sugar just before serving.

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Provided by Carol Junkins

Categories Cookies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 8

30 hershey's kisses milk chocolate w/almonds
1 c (2 sticks) butter or margarine (softened)
1/2 c granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 c all purpose flour
1 1/4 c finely chopped silvered almonds
1/2 tsp almond extract (optional)
powdered sugar

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove the wrappers from kisses.
2. Beat butter, granulated sugar and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy . Add flour, almonds, and almond extract. If desired. beat on low speed of mixer until well blended.
3. Using about 1 tablespoon dough for each cookie, shape dough around each chocolate piece, roll in hand to make ball (be sure to cover each chocolate piece completely) Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set but not browned. Cool slightly, remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. While still slightly warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool completely and store in tightly covered container. Roll again in powdered sugar just before serving. Makes 36 cookies.