Blarney Stone-Kissed Cookies   
Posted by: Tuddles Sun 14 Mar 2004 6:15 am
 

Ingredients:
Blarney Stone-Kissed Cookies
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
HERSHEY'S Kisses® Chocolates or HERSHEY'S HUGS Chocolates
QUICK COOKIE GLAZE (recipe follows)
 

Directions:
1. Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Divide dough in half; place each half on separate sheet of wax paper.
2. Shape each half into log with squared sides, about 7 inches long and 2-1/4 inches wide. Wrap each log in wax paper or plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 8 hours.
3. Heat oven to 325°F. Cut logs into 3/8-inch thick slices. Place onto ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 15 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces.
5. Prepare QUICK COOKIE GLAZE; drizzle over top of cookies. Immediately place a chocolate piece on each cookie. About 3 dozen cookies.
QUICK COOKIE GLAZE: Stir together 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 3 to 4 teaspoons milk, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract and 3 or 4 drops green food color, if desired, in small bowl until of drizzling consistency.