KISSES Candy Cane Blossoms

Try this HERSHEYS KISSES Candy Cane Blossoms recipe any time of year by rolling the cookie dough in different colored sprinkles. HERSHEYS KISSES Candy Cane Mint Candies look great in holiday colors but they also go well with red white and blue for the Fourth of July or pink for Valentines Day. The possibilities for this candy cane blossoms recipe are endless!  Make candy cane blossoms for any gathering or occasion that could use a sweet minty treat.
Ingredients
48
HERSHEYS KISSES Brand Candy Cane Mint Candies

12 cup
butter or margarine 1 stick softened
1 cup
granulated sugar
1
egg
1 12 tsps
vanilla extract
2 cups
allpurpose flour
14 tsp
baking soda
14 tsp
salt
2 Tbsps
milk
13 cup
granulated sugar red or green sugar crystals granulated sugar or powdered sugar for rolling
Directions
Heat oven to 350F. Remove wrappers from candies.
2
Beat butter granulated sugar egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour baking soda and salt add alternately with milk to butter mixture beating until well blended.
3
Shape dough into 1inch balls. Roll in red sugar granulated sugar powdered sugar or a combination of any of the sugars. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookie is set. Remove from oven cool 2 to 3 minutes. Press a candy piece into center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Makes about 48 cookies.