Adapted from a Hershey's Homemade Recipe

Ingredients:

2/3 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
about 48 Heshsy's peppermint kisses

In a larg mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture,beating until well blended. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour.

Unwrap kisses while waitng for dough to chill. Heat oven to 350F. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutesor until almost set. Remove from oven and push down a kiss into each cookie. Allow to cool slightly and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely