Triple chocolate kisses is easy to make but look like you spent a lot of time. When our son and daughter-in-law moved into their first home on Valentine’s Day, I prepared them a nice dinner and gave them a batch of these treats. From Evelyn Lindburg of Shenandoah Iowa.

Ingredients 

2 egg whites

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1 square (1 ounce) semisweet chocolate,

grated

42 milk chocolate kisses

Baking cocoa

Method 

In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.

Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form, about 6 minutes. 

Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form, about 6 minutes. Beat in extract. Fold in grated chocolate.

Insert a medium open-star tip in a pastry or plastic bag. Fill with the meringue. On lightly greased baking sheets, pipe forty-two 1-in. circles.

Press a chocolate kiss into the center of each. 

Pipe meringue around each kiss in continuous circles from the base to the top until kiss is completely covered. Dust with cocoa.

Bake at 325° for 15-18 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. 

Immediately remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.