Ingredients

The following ingredients have 16 Servings
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 32 Chocolate Kisses

Instruction

  • Make cookie dough: Combine cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. Place butter, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix on medium-low speed just until combined – about 10 seconds each. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix on low speed until incorporated.
  • Chill cookie dough: Cover the bowl and chill the dough for at least 1 hour or up to overnight (the longer you chill, the thicker the cookies will be).
  • Roll cookies: When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Roll the dough into heaping tablespoon-sized balls and cover them well with the powdered sugar.
  • Bake cookies: Place on a lined baking sheet set 2 inches apart (bake in batches! do not bake two baking sheets at the same time!) and bake for 8-12 minutes, or until spread and crackled. Remove from the oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into the middle of each cookie. Cookies will still be soft, so let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing them to a cooling rack to cool completely (do not touch the chocolate kiss until completely solid again).