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Chocolate peppermint blossoms on parchment paper.

Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms

If you’re looking for the perfect holiday cookie, these Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms are it! Soft, fudgy chocolate cookies topped with a festive peppermint Hershey’s Kiss—they’re cute, cozy, and totally irresistible. They taste like Christmas in one bite!
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Course: Cookies
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Servings: 48 Cookies

Ingredients

  • 48 Candy Cane Hershey's Kisses
  • 1 Cup Butter softened
  • 1 ⅓ Cups Sugar
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 2 Tablespoons Milk
  • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • ⅔ Cup Cocoa Powder
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • ½ Cup Sugar for rolling

Instructions

  • Remove the wrappers from the Kisses and set aside.
  • Add the flour, cocoa powder, and salt to a mixing bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat together the butter, 1 ⅓ cups sugar, egg yolks, milk, and vanilla extract. Gradually add the cocoa mixture to the butter mixture, beating until well blended. Refrigerate the dough for 1 to 2 hours.
  • Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to shape the dough into 48 balls. Roll each ball in sugar and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 1 minute. Press a peppermint Kiss into the center of each cookie.
  • Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.