Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place the red hot candies in a ziplock bag and gently crush them with a rolling pin or mallet.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with a hand held or stand up mixer until light and fluffy.  Add in the vanilla extract and egg.  Mix until combined.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.

Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.

Gently mix in the crushed red hots candy.

Roll the dough in a large teaspoon size ball and then roll those balls in the powdered sugar.  Place on a baking sheet.  Continue this process until all the cookies are formed.

Bake for 9-11 minutes until the edges of the cookies just start to brown (do not over cook).

Remove from the oven.  Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the sheet and then move to wire racks to cool completely.

Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!