The orange peel in the cookies really added to the flavor. Mine came out a little flatter than the picture in the book, Pillsbury Home Baking, 1990 paperback. However, they were a hit with everyone.
½ cup sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
½ cup shortening
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
Sugar
48 chocolate candy kisses
In large bowl, beat ½ cup sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, shortening and margarine until light and fluffy. Add orange peel, vanilla and egg; blend well.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour for easier handling.
Heat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1 inch balls, dip in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Immediately top each cookie with a candy kiss, pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around edges; remove from cookie sheets. 4 dozen cookies
dear myrna,
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Hi, Happy Thanksgiving. The amount of sugar on the bottom of the recipe is just to dip the cookies in. I usually start out with about 1/8 to 1/4 of a cup. You can always add a little more to the dish if you need it.
ReplyDeleteRight after it says heat oven to 375° it says to dip balls in sugar. Hope this helps.
I remember that cookbook...we have been making these since that issue came out and they're always a hit!
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