Chocolate Filled Bon Bons

3/4 cups shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract (optional)
1-3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
4 dozen Hershey's kisses

Cream shortening, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

Add egg, vanilla, almond extract and beat well.

Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and pecans then add to wet ingredients. Mix until blended.

Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Press kiss into ball and cover with dough. Bake on ungreased cooked sheet 12-15 minutes at 350. Cool on wire rack.

Optional: substitute mint extract and use mint kisses