Butter-Nut and Orange Chocolate Cookies

About 2-1/2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

•    1/2  cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened

•    1/2  cup sugar

•       1  egg

•       1  teaspoon vanilla extract

•    3/4  teaspoon freshly grated orange peel

• 1-1/4  cups all-purpose flour

•    1/4  teaspoon baking soda

•    1/8  teaspoon salt

•    1/2  cup ground almonds, pecans or walnuts

•     30  Hershey’s Kisses Brand Milk Chocolates

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, add butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and orange peel. Beat until well blended.

2. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well. If necessary, refrigerate dough until firm enough to handle.

3. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

1. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in ground nuts. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

2. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly in center.

3. Remove from oven; immediately press a chocolate piece into center of each cookie.

4. Carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

5. Chocolate should be set before storing.