Valentine Softies With Kisses Just For You

Photo: Lemon Drop

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature

1/4 cup fine white sugar

1 large egg yolk

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 tablespoons red food coloring

1 cup all purpose flour (sifted)

1/8 teaspoon salt

Sugar

Preparation

WITH hand mixer, mix butter until light and fluffy, slowly add sugar

ADD egg yolk, vanilla and food coloring, scraping down sides when needed, and blend well

SLOWLY add flour and salt, blend until combined

COVER dough with cling wrap and leave in fridge for 15 minutes

ROLL dough into 2 inches balls

ROLL balls in sugar

PLACE on parchment lining cookie sheets 1 inch apart

FLATTEN cookies slightly with palm of hand

BAKE for 10-12 minutes

ALLOW cookies to sit for 5 minutes then press kiss down slightly into center of cookie. If you don't let them cool somewhat first your kiss will melt.

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These are great little cookies that you can whip up in a snap. The cookie itself is a simple thumbprint recipe. Use any thumbprint cookie base you like. Then add 1 1/2 tbsp of liquid red food coloring.