Cookie Trio

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
• 48 HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Candies , unwrapped

Details

Servings 48
Adapted from hersheys.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°F.

2. Beat butter, shortening and sugar until well blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir together 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually beat into butter mixture.

3. Divide dough mixture into halves. Add remaining 2 tablespoons flour to one half and cocoa to the other half, blending well. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. (Roll together a pinch of vanilla dough and a pinch of chocolate dough for marbled cookies.) Place balls on ungreased cookie sheets.

4. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until cookies are set. Remove from oven to wire rack. Cool 1 minute. Press candy piece into center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool completely.
Makes about 48 cookies.