Hogs and Kisses - REPOST!

 Remember these Hogs and Kisses Cookies?  These were one of the first recipe I posted 5 years ago!  I thought it was time to give them a little make-over and a few other ingredients you can use to make the hogs.

HOGS AND KISSES COOKIES

1-3/4 c flour
1/2 c peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c shortening
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbs milk
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c powdered sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 egg
Chocolate Kisses
1/2 batch of butter-cream frosting (also found below)

red food coloring

Ingredients for hogs:

eyes- mini m&m's, mini chocolate chips, or raisins

nose- large marshmallow (white or pink), butterscotch, peanut butter, or white chocolate chips

ears- small conversation hearts or strawberry wafer cookies.

Combine all the ingredients, except the candy in a big mixing bowl until dough forms. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Immediately top each cookie with a candy kiss; press down firmly until the cookie cracks around the edge.

For the hogs: Do not top with a candy kiss, leave these plain. Cool completely then frost with a little bit of frosting tinted pink. Add two mini M&M's, mini chocolate chips, or raisins for the eyes. For the nose: a marshmallow cut in half with two peanut butter or butterscotch or white chocolate chips for nostrils. And the ears are two conversation hearts or wafer cookies cut into triangles.

Frosting:

1 cup butter (2 sticks), room temperature
2 Tbs cream cheese, room temperature

1 tsp vanilla (preferably clear)

4 cups powdered sugar

2-3+ Tbs Whipping Cream (or milk)*

Beat butter until light and fluffy.  Add vanilla, powdered sugar, and cream.  Whip until frosting reaches a light and airy texture (5 minutes)

*Add more cream to if frosting is too thick.  If frosting is too thin, just add more powdered sugar, until you reach the consistency you're looking for.