Ingredients
- 2 Cups Flour
- 2 Tbsp Corn Starch
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¾ Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Butter softened
- 1 Egg
- 2 tsp Vanilla
For the Frosting
- 8 Tbsp Butter softened
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 ½ Tbsp Heavy Cream
- ½ tsp Vanilla
- Orange Gel Food Coloring
- 60- Hershey’s Kisses
- Halloween Sprinkles
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, corn starch, cocoa powder, and salt.
- With an electric mixer combine butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla and continue to mix until well blended.
- Gradually add in flour mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Roll dough into a log with a diameter of about 1 ½ inches. Wrap with parchment or wax paper and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- When ready to bake- Preheat the oven to 350
- Carefully slice the dough into ¼- ½ inch slices and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes or until set.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
To make the frosting
- In the bowl of an electric mixer mix butter until light and
fluffy. Add in powdered sugar a little at a time mixing between each addition. - Add in cream vanilla, and orange food coloring and mix thoroughly. Add additional food coloring if needed to achieve desired flavor.
- Using a piping bag pipe a small dot of frosting on the bottom of an unwrapped Hershey’s kiss. Place it in the center of a cookie. Pipe frosting around the edge of the Hershey’s Kiss and sprinkle with sprinkles.
- Repeat until all cookies are decorated.
- Store in an airtight container until ready to serve.
