Secret Kiss Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 30 -45 candy kisses with almonds

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. gradually add the flour and mix well. fold in the walnuts. refrigerate the dough 2-3 hours until firm.
• 2 shape into 1 inch balls. flatten the balls and place a candy kiss in the center of each. pinch the dough together around the kiss. place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 3 bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes or until set but not browned. cool for one minute and then remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• 4 after the cookies have cooled, you can roll them in powdered sugar if you wish. i prefer them without the extra sugar.