Signature Treat

I pulled this post off my family blog from back in 2008 - before I had my craft blog.....

Mmmm - holiday baking. For the third year running, instead of making tons of various cookies, I've just made these "Loretta Lynns", so I'm declaring them my Signature Holiday Treat. They are a Hershey's Kiss wrapped in cookie and dipped in icing - yum. After typing this post out, I'll be eating yet another one. (Note the fancy focusing effect I got with my camera - I'm learning!)

The reason I went to the effort of digging this off my family blog....

YES - that's the type of cookie on the back of the Hershey's Kisses bag - and it's MY holiday cookie!  Now the world can share in my love.  The recipes are a little different -- 

Hershey's Recipe:

1 C butter, softened

1/2 C Sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 3/4 C flour

1 C nuts 

36 Kisses

powdered sugar

Loretta Lynn Cookies (the recipe I use):

3/4 C Crisco

1/2 C Sugar

1/4 C packed brown sugar

1 egg

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond

1 3/4 C flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 C pecans

1 package kisses

and I dip mine in icing instead of coating it in powdered sugar

Icing:

1/2 stick butter

spoonful shortening

1 tsp almond

2 tbsp milk

1/2 bag pwder sugar

--adjust as needed for desired consistency

Mmmm- now I want to make some...

And speaking of recipes on packages, my friend Aimee said the one on the back of the Candy Cane Kisses is unbelievably delicious....