Chocolate Chip Kiss Filled Butter Balls

• 1 (9 ounce) bag Hershey chocolate kisses
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 13 cup granulated sugar
• 13 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup mini chocolate chip
• 14 cup mini chocolate chip
• 1 teaspoon shortening
• chocolate fudge topping

1. Preheat oven to 375*F. Unwrap kisses; set aside.
2. Cream the butter, both sugars, and vanilla in a large bowl until fluffy.
3. Add the flour gradually; blend until smooth.
4. Stir in the mini chocolate chips just to incorporate.
5. Shape a scant tablespoons of dough around each kiss, covering completely; mold into balls.
6. Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set.
8. Cool 2 minutes on sheets, then transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
9. At this point, you can serve the cookies as is, dust them with powdered sugar, drizzle them with hot fudge topping or the chocolate drizzle.
10. Chocolate drizzle: Melt the chocolate chips and shortening together over low heat, stirring until completely melted.
11. Drizzle over tops of cookies using the tines of a fork.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-kiss-filled-butter-balls-174713 (may not work)