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    You are here: Home / Desserts / Cookies / Chocolate Lover’s Kiss Cookies

    Chocolate Lover’s Kiss Cookies

    January 26, 2018 By Sam 13 Comments

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    Chocolate Kiss Cookies

    Rich chocolaty cookies made with cocoa powder and milk chocolate kisses!  These Chocolate Lover’s Kiss Cookies are tossed in powdered sugar and are a sweet, intensely chocolaty cookie that would make a great edible gift for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day!

    Chocolate kiss cookies with powdered sugar

    I originally shared these Chocolate Kiss Cookies over on The Stay at Home Chef!

    Fridays call for chocolate.

    Maybe some wine, too, but fortunately the two generally go pretty well together.  I’m not sure what your plans are for the weekend, but mine definitely include indulging in some of these Chocolate Lover’s Kiss Cookies.  Maybe some relaxing to try to reboot my brain a little bit because mine is currently feeling a bit fried.  I spent most of the day yesterday working on videos for my YouTube channel (and maybe you caught yesterday’s Facebook Live with my special guest?), and for some reason video just wipes. me. out.

    But enough about my brain, let’s talk Chocolate Lover’s Kiss Cookies.

    Chocolate kiss cookies with bite missing to show gooey melted chocolate kiss

    A cross between peanut butter blossoms and crinkle cookies, these Kiss Cookies would be a perfect rich treat for Valentine’s Day (or really any day of the year).  They remind me a bit of soft chewy brownies, only in cookie form.

    As you’ve probably gathered, they’re named Kiss Cookies for their Hershey’s Kiss crown that you’ll nestle in place within a minute of removing the cookies from the oven, but how appropriate for Valentine’s Day, right?

    The dough does require a bit of chilling… four hours, to be exact (I know, I know!).  This will keep your cookies from spreading too much in the oven, and perhaps most importantly it will make the dough rollable, as it’s too sticky once it’s first mixed up to be easily managed.  I like to prepare my dough the night before I plan to make these cookies, then the next day I can just roll them out, roll them in sugar, and bake!

    Chocolate kiss cookies

    Alright, I’m off to find some caffeine now.

    Enjoy!

    How to Make Chocolate Lover’s Kiss Cookies

    Chocolate kiss cookies with powdered sugar

    Chocolate Blossom Cookies

    Similar to peanut butter blossoms, these chocolate blossom cookies feature a chocolatey dough rolled in sugar and topped with a chocolate Hershey's kiss. They are perfect for holidays!
    5 from 9 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 32 minutes minutes
    Servings: 36 cookies
    Calories: 148kcal
    Author: Sam Merritt

    Ingredients

    • 12 Tablespoons (170 g) unsalted butter softened
    • 1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar
    • ½ cup (100 g) light or dark brown sugar tightly packed
    • 4 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 2 ½ cups (312 g) all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup (100 g) natural cocoa powder
    • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
    • ¾ teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups (250 g) powdered sugar for rolling
    • 3 dozen milk chocolate kisses unwrapped
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    Instructions

    • Combine the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl, and use an electric mixer) and beat together until ingredients are well-creamed.
      12 Tablespoons (170 g) unsalted butter, 1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar, ½ cup (100 g) light or dark brown sugar
    • Add eggs, one at a time, stirring until completely combined, and then stir in vanilla extract.
      4 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
      2 ½ cups (312 g) all-purpose flour, 1 cup (100 g) natural cocoa powder, 1 Tablespoon baking powder, ¾ teaspoon salt
    • Gradually add dry ingredients to your wet ingredients until completely combined.
    • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
    • After chilling, preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare baking sheet by lining with parchment paper.
    • Roll dough into 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls and roll thoroughly in powdered sugar.
      2 cups (250 g) powdered sugar
    • Transfer to baking sheet and bake on 350F (175C) for 10-12 minutes -- take care to not over-bake.
    • Within 1-2 minutes of removing cookies from oven, gently press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie.
      3 dozen milk chocolate kisses
    • Allow cookies to finish cooling completely on baking sheet before enjoying.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 58mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 143IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.

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    Comments

    1. Anahi

      December 11, 2022 at 5:03 pm

      Could you make this without the cocoa powder? Just vanilla?

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 11, 2022 at 9:23 pm

        Hi Anahi! Unfortunately that won’t work. 🙁 You could try my butter cookies. They have a similar appearance. 🙂

        Reply
    2. Ginette

      December 13, 2020 at 12:19 pm

      These cookies are delicious. Can they be frozen?

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 13, 2020 at 9:57 pm

        I am so glad you enjoyed them, Ginette! You shouldn’t have any issues freezing them. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Casey

      December 07, 2020 at 6:21 pm

      Could these be rolled in sanding sugar instead of powdered sugar?

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 07, 2020 at 9:24 pm

        Hi Casey! That will work just fine. 🙂

        Reply
    4. Rhiannon

      April 20, 2020 at 4:38 am

      How long does dough stay good for refrigerated?? Can you freeze dough??

      Reply
      • Sugar Spun Run

        April 20, 2020 at 6:11 am

        Hi, Rhiannon! If stored properly (airtight container), the dough will last up to 1 week. I have never frozen the dough, however, it should be fine. Enjoy!

        Reply
    5. Jacquelin

      February 13, 2020 at 2:10 pm

      5 stars
      Made for Valentine’s and used Hershey’s Gold and dark Kisses. Use Real butter, bring all ingredients to room temperature, including eggs,Sift flour and cocoa powder, chill dough overnight and I only baked a dozen at a time so I could determine size. Great success!!!Jacquelin

      Reply
      • Sugar Spun Run

        February 13, 2020 at 3:10 pm

        What a perfect treat for Valentine’s day! I am so glad that you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for commenting, Jacquelin!

        Reply
    6. Naz

      February 06, 2020 at 8:59 am

      5 stars
      Awesome, do u have a recipe for royal creme biscuits.

      Reply
    7. Michele

      June 24, 2018 at 3:30 pm

      5 stars
      I made these for my daughters wedding and they were the best cookies I ever tasted! Lots of compliments!

      Reply
      • Sam

        June 24, 2018 at 8:23 pm

        I am so happy to hear they were such a hit!! 🙂

        Reply

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