Chocolate-Hazelnut Smooches

4.5(128)

by Giada De Laurentiis·published 2016-11-15

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Servings

(36–40)

Total time

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Calories / serving

125 kcal

Ingredients (11)

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1 3/4 cup all-purpose flourflour
1 teaspoon baking sodabaking-soda
1/2 teaspoon saltsalt
1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella)
1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)butter
1/2 cup sugarsugar
1/2 cup light brown sugarbrown-sugar
1 eggegg
1 teaspoon vanilla extractvanilla-extract
1/2 cup orange sprinkles, or orange sugarorange
1 (9-ounce) package of chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped (recommended: Hershey's)

Instructions (4 steps)

01Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
02In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
03In another medium bowl, place the chocolate hazelnut spread, butter, and both sugars. Using a hand mixer, cream the ingredients together, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and blend until incorporated. Stir in the dry ingredients, just until incorporated.

04Shape the cookie dough into walnut-sized balls. Rolls the balls in the orange sprinkles or orange sugar, pressing to adhere. Place the cookies on a heavy cookie sheet about 4 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven. Quickly place a chocolate kiss in the middle of each cookie. Return the cookies to the oven and bake for another 3 minutes. Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

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