Chocolate Kiss Cookies With Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses
The holiday season is just around the corner, and nothing says festive magic quite like a tray of Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cookies. These fudgy chocolate cookies, rolled in sugar and topped with a peppermint Hershey’s Kiss, capture the classic flavors of the season—rich cocoa and cool peppermint.
Servings: 54 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract (optional)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup Hersey's Special Dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar or sprinkles for rolling
- 54 Candy Cane Hershey Kisses, frozen and unwrapped
Instructions
- Add the butter and both types of sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and cream together. (You can also use a hand mixer.)
- Once combined add the eggs one at time and mix to until incorporated.
- Mix in vanilla extract and the peppermint extract, if using.
- Add the salt and baking soda to the flour and slowly add the flour to the butter mixture.
- Add espresso powder, if using to the cocoa powder and add in small increments to the mixture. Beat on low speed until just combined being careful to not over mix the cookie dough.
- Chill for 1 hour or up to 24 hours before baking cookies.
- Once the dough has chilled preheat oven to 350° F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a #60 cookie scoop or tablespoon, portion the cookie dough and roll into a ball. Next, roll the dough ball in the sugar and place on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
- Repeat with remaining dough and bake cookies in batches. Make sure to use a cool cookie sheet so the cookies do not spread.
- Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes. Have your Hershey candies ready to place on top of the cookies.
- Place the unwrapped candies gently on top of the cookies, pressing down gently. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet so the Hershey Kiss keeps its shape.