Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms
Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms are a soft, chewy chocolate cookie topped with white peppermint candy kisses.
Ingredients
- 48 Hershey's Kisses (preferably Candy Cane Flavored, but any type will work)
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (see note)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Remove Hershey's kisses from wrappers. Do this a few day ahead and those them at room temperature or unwrap them weeks ahead and freeze them for up to 6 months. (This is a great job for kids).
- Heat oven to 350° F
- Spray a sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray (or use parchment paper or a Silpat Baking Mat).
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a standing mixer or hand mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add both sugars and beat on high until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract, eggs and milk and mix on high until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients and mix on low until combined.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls (be sure to keep these small so that you have a good ratio of cookie to Hershey's Kiss in he finished cookie).
- Place cookies on prepared sheet pan, leaving a couple inches between each.
- Bake until cookies are just barely set (they will still look very soft), 9-10 minutes.
- As soon as cookies come out of the oven, gently press a Hershey's Kiss into the top of each cookie.
- Let cool on sheet pan for a couple minutes before transferring them to a sire rack to cool completely.
Notes
I have been loving Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa. it has a darker color and richer flavor than regular unsweetened cocoa powder. Any unsweetened cocoa powder will work, but this one has a leg up than other in my opinion.
These freeze well. Unwrap the Hershey's Kisses and form the cookie dough balls. Freeze them in separate plastic zip-top bags. Bake straight from the freezer, according to directions above, but bake for 1-2 minutes longer.