Bear-On-the-Mountain Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 54 milk chocolate kisses
• 1/2 cup vanilla frosting
• 54 fruit snacks/gummy bears

Instructions:

Beat butter until fluffy, about 30 seconds on medium if using an electric mixer. Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in cocoa powder, then flour. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Bake at 350º F for about 9 minutes. Cookies will be very soft and fragile when taken out; this is so they will still be soft enough to accept the chocolate kisses. Press a kiss into the center of each cookie, then let cool. When cooled completely, pipe frosting onto the top of each kiss and add a bear.

NOTE: Use red and green fruit snacks instead of all the colors if you want to go with a holiday theme.