Butter-Nut Chocolate Topped Cookies

==Ingredients==
* ½ cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
* ½ cup sugar
* 1 egg
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
* ¼ tsp baking soda
* ⅛ tsp salt
* 30 Hershey's Kisses chocolates
* ½ cup ground almonds, pecans or walnuts
==Directions==
# Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in medium bowl until well blended.
# Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well.
# If necessary, refrigerate dough until firm enough to handle.
# Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces.
# Heat oven to 350°F.
# Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in ground nuts.
# Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
# Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly in center.
# Remove from oven; immediately press a chocolate piece into center of each cookie.
# Carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
# Cool completely.
# Chocolate should be set before storing.
# About 2½ dozen cookies.
== Orange variation ==
Add ¾ teaspoon freshly grated orange peel to butter mixture.
Category:Cookie Recipes