Red colored or plain sugar for coating cookie balls
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
Add a few drops of red dye (until desired redness is achieved) and blend completely.
Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls. Dip into plain sugar or red colored sugar crystals and place onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden.
While the cookies are in the oven unwrap the Hershey Hugs.
When you remove the cookies from the oven, add the Hershey hugs to the center of each cookie pushing down slightly.
Let stand 2 minutes on the cookie sheets before moving to wire racks to cool completely.