Candy Cane Blossoms

• 48 Hershey candy cane kisses
• 12 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 12 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 -1 12 cup sugar crystals (red or green) or 1 -1 12 cup powdered sugar (red or green)

1. Heat oven to 350F
2. Remove wrappers from candies.
3. Beat butter, granulated sugar,egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended.
4. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with milk to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
6. Roll in red sugar, granulated sugar, powdered sugar or a combination of any of the sugars.
7. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookie is set.
9. Remove from oven; cool 2 to 3 minutes.
10. Press a candy piece into center of each cookie.
11. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
12. Cool completely.

cane kisses, margarine, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, milk, sugar crystals

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/candy-cane-blossoms-202245 (may not work)