Christmas kiss kandies

"Chocolate kisses are wrapped in sweet red and green almond paste and rolled in sugar for a quick, yet elegant, holiday treat. Original recipe yield: 14 candies."
Recipe by: saturna

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

Cost:

Main Ingredients:

14 HERSHEY®'S KISSES® Milk Chocolates
3/4 cup ground almonds
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 drops green food color
3 drops red food color
1/2 cup white sugar

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces. Stir together ground almonds and powdered sugar in medium bowl until well combined. Stir together corn syrup and almond extract; pour over almond mixture, stirring until completely blended. Divide mixture in half, placing each half in separate bowls.
Add green food color to one part; with clean hands, mix until color is well blended and mixture clings together. Add red food color to other half; mix as directed.
Shape at least 1 teaspoon almond mixture around each chocolate piece. Roll in granulated sugar. Store in airtight container in cool, dry place.