Directions

• 1. Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease. Remove wrappers from candy cane mint candies; set aside.
• 2. Beat 1 cup powdered sugar and butter at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy. Add milk and vanilla, beating until blended.
• 3. Combine flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended.
• 4. Shape dough into 40 balls (about 1 inch each). Place balls on prepared cookie sheets, spacing about 1-1/2 inches apart.
• 5. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until tops of cookies just begin to crack.
• 6. Remove from oven to wire rack. Cool slightly; press candy piece into center of each cookie. Remove cookies from cookie sheet to wire rack; dust with remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Cool completely. Makes 40 cookies.
• Recipe created for The Hershey Company by Moms4Real.