Chocolate-Hazelnut Smooches

• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup orange sprinkles, or orange sugar
• 1 (9-ounce) package of chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped (recommended: Hershey's)

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. Set aside.
4. In another medium bowl, place the chocolate hazelnut spread, butter, and both sugars.
5. Using a hand mixer, cream the ingredients together, about 3 minutes.
6. Add the
7. egg and vanilla and blend until incorporated.
8. Stir in the dry ingredients, just until incorporated.
9. Shape the cookie dough into walnut-sized balls.
10. Rolls the balls in the orange sprinkles or orange sugar, pressing to adhere.
11. Place the cookies on a heavy cookie sheet about 4 inches apart.
12. Bake for 8 minutes.
13. Remove the cookies from the oven.
14. Quickly place a chocolate kiss in the middle of each cookie.
15. Return the cookies to the oven and bake for another 3 minutes.
16. Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/chocolate-hazelnut-smooches-recipe.html (may not work)