Peppermint Hershey Kiss Cookies
Dark chocolate Hershey kisses and peppermint sugar cookie dough make a showstopping combination in this kiss cookie recipe. A packaged sugar cookie mix makes it easy.Ingredients:
- 1 17.5 oz. package sugar cookie mix
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1-3 Tbsp. flour
- 1 tsp. peppermint extract
- 4-5 drops red food coloring
- 18-20 dark chocolate Hershey kisses
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Dump cookie mix into a large mixing bowl. Add softened butter, egg and one tablespoon of flour.
- Using an electric mixer or your hands, mix until it forms a soft dough.
- Divide dough in half. Add peppermint extract to one half. Knead it into the dough until well-incorporated. Add a tablespoon of flour if dough is too sticky.
- Add red food coloring to the other half. Start with 4 drops of food coloring, and add more until you get a nice, deep pink color. Add a tablespoon or two of additional flour if the dough is too sticky.
- Pinch off a teaspoon of pink dough and a teaspoon of white dough. Stick together and form a ball.
Important: Don't knead them together, or the dough will all turn pink. You want a nice candy cane stripe.
- Place balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-15 minutes, until cookies are lightly browned on the bottom.
- Remove from oven and immediately press a Hershey kiss in the middle of each cookie.
