Chocolate Blossom Cookies: Festive Christmas Recipe
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Chocolate Blossom Cookies: Festive Christmas Recipe
Description
This festive cookie recipe blends all-purpose flour and unsweetened cocoa powder with baking soda and salt for the dry ingredients. The wet mixture requires room-temperature unsalted butter beaten with white and brown sugars until fluffy, combined with vanilla, egg, and egg yolk. The wet and dry components are mixed thoroughly to yield a chocolate dough.
The dough is portioned into tablespoon-sized balls, optionally rolled in assorted sprinkles for holiday appearance, then spaced on a baking sheet. Cookies bake at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes until puffed but not fully browned, providing a tender texture. Immediately after baking, each cookie is topped with a milk chocolate candy (such as Hershey's Kisses), which softens slightly, securing into place.
The cookies offer a balance of chocolate richness, buttery softness, and a festive look suitable for Christmas celebrations. The combination of cocoa, butter, and warm chocolate topping gives sensory contrasts in flavor and texture that align with holiday baking traditions.
Pressing the candy onto the warm cookie ensures it melts just enough to become part of the cookie's top without losing its shape, creating the signature blossom appearance.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature, 2 sticks
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 36 milk chocolate candy Hershey's Kisses
- Sprinkles for a festive look, assorted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set this dry ingredient mixture aside.
- To a separate large bowl add the butter and both types of sugar. Use an electric mixer with a paddle attachment to beat the butter with sugar on medium speed for about 10 minutes until the mixture becomes fluffy. Scrape down the sides as needed.
- Mix in the vanilla extract, egg, and egg yolk until everything is well combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and continue to beat until the dough is fully mixed.
- Using a small (1 tablespoon) cookie scoop, portion the dough and shape it into balls. For a festive look (but this is optional), roll the balls in sprinkles.
- Place these dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the cookies are puffed up, and the edges are set.
- After removing the cookies from the oven, gently press one Hershey's Kiss onto the center of each cookie.
- Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and let them cool completely. During this time, the candies will look like they're melting but don't disturb them. They will resolidify into the correct shape.
- Enjoy your super festive Hershey Kiss cookies!
Notes
- Place the milk chocolate candies onto the cookies immediately after removing them from the oven to form the classic blossom shape.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 102 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 102kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.7g | 4% |
| Protein | 1.4g | 3% |
| Fat | 5.9g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.6g | 18% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 72mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 38mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.8g | 3% |
| Sugar | 5.6g | 11% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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