Biscoff Kiss Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup biscoff spread or peanut butter

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon pink gel food coloring

1/2 cup pink sanding sugar

Hershey's hugs unwrapped (recipe called for 48 but I needed only32)

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

In the bowl of a stand mixer combine sugars, butter and biscoff spread. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat for a few minutes more.

Combine salt, flour and baking soda. Add in 3 additions to bowl of mixer on low speed. Beat until all is incorporated.

Add pink gel food coloring and mix well. Add additional pink gel until desired color is achieved.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in pink sanding sugar and place balls 2-inches apart of ungreased baking sheet.

Bake in batch es for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press a Hershey's hug into center of each cookie. Remove to a rack to cool.