Hug Cookies



Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter ( or margarine; softened)
- 1 chocolate (package(8oz) hershey's hugs s)
- 2 1/4 cup flour (all purpose )
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ( extract)
- 3/4 cup almond (toasted s finely ground)
Directions:
Heat oven to 400°F. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces. In a large mixer bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until well blended. Stir together flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Add nuts; blend well. Mold scant tablespoon of dough around each chocolate piece, covering completely. Shape into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 -12 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; roll in powdered sugar. Cool completely. Before serving, roll again in powdered sugar if desired. Tip: To toast almonds, heat oven to 350°F. Spread almonds in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown, cool.
Techniques: baking
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