Christmas Kiss Recipe
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Christmas Kiss Recipe
Description
The Christmas Kiss Recipe features a chocolate cookie base flavored with melted semi-sweet baking chocolate, cocoa powder, and a touch of vanilla extract. This chocolate dough is rolled into balls, coated in round Christmas sprinkles, then baked until just set. Immediately after baking, an unwrapped Hershey's Kiss is gently pressed into the center of each cookie, creating a festive and charming appearance. The result is a cookie with tender centers and lightly crisp edges, with a rich chocolate presence that pairs well with the sweet Hershey's Kiss topping.
The process includes careful measurement of the flour to ensure the dough is not too crumbly, and using cool room temperature butter to maintain proper dough consistency. Rolling the dough balls in sprinkles before baking adds a bright, festive look to the final cookie. Once cooled, they make lovely holiday treats or gifts.
Notes emphasize using salted butter at about 68-70°F for the right dough texture, and recommend semi-sweet baking chocolate over chips for smoother melting. Proper flour measuring techniques such as weighing or lightly spooning into the measuring cup prevent excess flour, which can affect texture. These details help achieve consistent cookies with the intended moistness and flavor.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter at cool room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 egg large
- 2 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour please see the note below about measuring flour
- ¾ cup Sprinkles round Christmas
- 34 hershey kisses unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cookie sheets with silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Beat butter together with granulated sugar and brown sugar until well-combined. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
- Mix in egg until incorporated.
- Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla extract.
- Add cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Mix in until combined.
- Mix in flour until just combined.
- Scoop dough by level tablespoons and roll into a ball.
- Add the sprinkles to a shallow dish.
- Roll each ball in sprinkles until covered.
- Place 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8-11 minutes.
- Remove from oven, and immediately press an unwrapped kiss into the top of each cookie.
- Carefully remove the cookies to a wire cooling rack and let them cool to room temperature.
Notes
- Use salted butter at cool room temperature (68-70°F) for best dough consistency.
- Prefer semisweet baking chocolate for melting, as chocolate chips can contain additives that affect smoothness.
- Measure flour accurately by weighing or spooning and leveling to avoid excess flour and crumbly dough.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 34cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 122 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 122kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 46mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 51mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 91IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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