Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cookies
32 Cookies
Chocolate peppermint cookies topped with candy cane kisses are simple to make and will become a new, delicious tradition for your family.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 stick (½ cup/113g) unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100g) light brown sugar
- 1 egg large, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate melted
- 1¾ cup (210g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (25g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar additional, for rolling cookies into
- 32 Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C, and line 2 half sheet size cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter with the sugars until light and creamy (1 minute).
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat again until the egg is well incorporated.
- Add the melted chocolate and beat again, then scrape off the bowl with a spatula and beat again until well combined.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt, then beat on low until just combined.
- Using a small cookie scoop (1 tablespoon size), scoop out dough and roll between your palms to create even balls. Roll in granulated sugar and place on the baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 9 minutes, remove from the oven and allow to cool for 3-5 minutes then press a chocolate kiss into each cookie. The cookie will crack a little (if you add the chocolate kiss too early, it will melt). Allow cookies to cool completely.
Notes
- Use a cookie scoop to get evenly sized cookies. Each cookie should be 1 tablespoon, or 20 grams by weight.
- Feel free to use other types of Kisses.
- Semi-sweet baking chocolate is approximately 50% cacao. Semi-sweet chocolate chips, a semi-sweet bar, or sweetened baking chocolate can be used in this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 20g | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg