Rich Dark Tiger Stripe Cookies

Apparently, if you bake cookies with a couple pieces of bread in the pan, it prevents the cookies from getting stale!

Rich Dark Tiger Stripe Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup Hershey’s special dark cocoa
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• powdered sugar
• 48 Hershey kisses

Instructions:

1. Stir together sugar + oil in a large bowl. Add cocoa, beating until well blended. Beat in eggs + vanilla. Stir together flour, baking powder + salt. Gradually add to cocoa mixture, beating well.
2. Cover. Refrigerate until dough is firm enough to handle (at least 6 hours).
3. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease cookie sheet. Shape dough into 1 in. balls (dough will still be sticky). Roll in powdered sugar to coat. Place ~2 inches apart on baking tray.
4. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly + tops are cracked. Immediately press chocolate kiss into center of each cookie. Let cool.