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Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday Italian

Episode: Candy/Halloween

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Total:: 52 min
Prep:: 30 min
Cook:: 22 min

Yield:: 36 to 40 cookies

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella)
1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup orange sprinkles, or orange sugar
1 (9-ounce) package of chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped (recommended: Hershey's)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In another medium bowl, place the chocolate hazelnut spread, butter, and both sugars. Using a hand mixer, cream the ingredients together, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and blend until incorporated. Stir in the dry ingredients, just until incorporated.

Shape the cookie dough into walnut-sized balls. Rolls the balls in the orange sprinkles or orange sugar, pressing to adhere. Place the cookies on a heavy cookie sheet about 4 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven. Quickly place a chocolate kiss in the middle of each cookie. Return the cookies to the oven and bake for another 3 minutes. Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

My Private Notes

Name: Chocolate-Hazelnut Smooches
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Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H52M0.000S
Yield: 36 to 40 cookies
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella); 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick); 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup orange sprinkles, or orange sugar; 1 (9-ounce) package of chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped (recommended: Hershey's)