Cappuccino Swirl Cookies

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INGREDIENTS

1. 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2. 1 cup butter-flavor shortening
3. 1 egg
4. 1 Tablespoon coffee-flavor liqueur (or coffee flavored creamer or milk)
5. 2 Tablespoons instant coffee crystals
6. 1-1/2 cups sugar
7. 1 teaspoon baking powder
8. 1/4 teaspoon salt
9. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
10. 48 Hershey’s hugs (chocolate kisses with stripes)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, add in shortening and beat with a hand mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Pour in one cup of sugar, baking powder and salt; mix until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in egg, coffee flavored liqueur (or milk or coffee flavored creamer) and vanilla and mix until well combined.
4. Add in flour (a cup at a time with) and beat with a hand mixer. Knead the dough in remaining 1/4 cup by hand. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and keep in the fridge for one hour or until firm.
5. Once the dough is firm, remove from the fridge and shape into 1-inch balls.
6. In a small bowl, add in 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons of instant coffee; combine well. Lightly roll each ball into the sugar mixture.
7. Place balls (2 inches apart) on a cookie sheet lined with parchment. Bake in preheated oven for 9-11 minutes or until the cookie tops start to crack and the sides are almost set.
8. Remove from the oven and immediately press a Hershey’s hug into the center of each cookie.
9. Let cookies sit for about 5 minutes to allow the Hershey’s hug to melt. Using the tip of a knife (of the back of a spoon) slowly run your utensil through the melted hug to swirl. Cool completely on wire baking racks.

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