Candy Cane Blossoms, Day 4

Another delicious Pinterest find, today's Christmas Cookie comes from fellow food blogger Baked Perfection.  These cookies are as yummy as they are cute!  Like yesterday's Reindeer Noses I think these would be easily adaptable to lots of other seasons and holidays.  And I wish my stepson had been around because I really think he would have had fun helping me bake these - my hands were covered in colored sugar by the time I was done and what little boy doesn't love to make a mess?!


Ingredients

1 bag  Candy Cane Kisses

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking soda

2 tbsp milk

Red and Green colored sugar

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, and egg in large bowl until well blended. In a separate bowl stir together the flour, baking soda and salt; add alternatively with milk to butter mixture, and continue beating until well blended.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in red and/or green colored sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake cookies for 8 - 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned and cookies are set. Remove from oven; cool 2 to 3 minutes. Press a kiss into the center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Makes about 30 cookies... or 23 if you make them as big as I did!

Happy Baking and Merry Christmas!