Dark chocolate Hershey kisses and peppermint sugar cookie dough make a showstopping combination in this easy kiss cookies recipe. A packaged sugar cookie mix makes quick work of these holiday cookies, but you can certainly use your own homemade cookie dough instead.
These cookies are fun to make with the kids, too. They especially seem to enjoy the job of putting the kisses in the cookies when they come out of the oven.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 16-24 cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 17.5 oz. package sugar cookie mix
- 1/2 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.
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