How to make hugs and kisses muffins

According to a study I read this morning, people have better moods when we eat something sweet to start the day. Well, DUH. This recipe, I use the hugs and kisses Hershey kiss

you don't have to use the kisses, you could chop a white chocolate bar/add the white chips. Use any chip you like in your muffin. Peanut butter might be good too, butterscotch..you get the picture

While I chop the kisses, I beat the butter

This is a cup of butter (2 softened sticks)

4 eggs, 2 tsp vanilla and 1 1/3 cup sugar

I beat this for a few minutes, adding as much fluff to the batter as I can. When you cook w Dutch Cocoa (which will be next) it can toughen and dry out your recipe. So beat well for a few minutes

Remove bowl from mixer&sift the dry ingredients. I'll be using cake flour which I recommend. It will still work w all purpose flour but the cake fl is very tender. Hence the muffin more tender

Sift: 2 1/2 c cake flour, 1/2 cup dutch processed cocoa, 3 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt

While you gently stir this in, add 1 1/3 c whole milk

Next your chocolate. I mix the kisses with semi sweet chips

Line and spray with non stick spray, muffin cups. Then scoop a spoonful in each. Yield about 26

Bake about 15-17 minutes.

Now. How my kids like them is w a little strawberry-cranberry compote I make. I keep it handy for roasted chicken and turkey. But my kids prefer it on muffins and rolls

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But if you chose a glaze (which I prefer) warm up 2TB butter

Add about 1 1/4 c powdered sugar

Glaze one direction

Then the other

You could also just dunk them, but I like the drizzle. Enjoy!