Peppermint Kiss Cookies
Are you looking for a classic holiday cookie with a minty twist? Well, look no further than these peppermint kiss cookies! A deliciously soft cookie flavored with mint and topped with a chocolate kiss. Sprinkle with extra crushed peppermint if you're looking for even more flavor!
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar plus extra sugar for rolling
- 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 24 Hershey’s milk chocolate kisses
- Crushed candy canes optional for topping
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside
- In another bowl, using a hand-held or stand mixer, cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar till smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.
- Add egg, vanilla, and peppermint extracts and mix until combined.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 2 batches, mixing just until combined after each addition.
- Cover dough and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F and line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
- Roll cookie dough into 1 inch balls, roll in extra granulated sugar and place onto the prepared tray, 2 inches apart. You should get about 24 total cookies.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 8-10 minutes
- Remove from the oven, cool on a rack for 2 minutes, then press the Hershey kisses into the center of the cookies.
- Continue to cool on a wire rack to room temperature.
- Optional, garnish with crushed peppermint candy.
Notes
For even more mint flavor use 1 teaspoon mint extract or use mint flavored Hershey Kisses.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 149kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 51mg | Sugar: 11g