Lemon Kiss Cookies

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter or 1 1/2 cups margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon extract
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped almonds
• 1 (14 ounce) bag hershey chocolate kisses
• powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, beat butter, sugar and lemon extract until fluffy. add flour and almonds; beat at low speed until blended. cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
• 2 shape tablespoonful dough around each candy kiss, covering completely. roll in hands to form ball.
• 3 bake at 375f on ungreased cookie sheets for 8-12 minutes.
• 4 melt chocolate chips and shortening together over low heat; drizzle over cookies.