Peppermint Kiss Cookies
Perfectly minty cookies with chocolate kiss centers!
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 144kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter unsalted, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar light or dark, packed
- 1 egg large, room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 tsp Peppermint Extract
- 20-24 Hershey’s milk chocolate kisses
- Extra sugar for rolling cookie dough balls in
- Optional garnish: crushed peppermint candy
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside
- In a separate bowl cream butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar using a hand or stand mixer.
- Add egg, vanilla and peppermint extracts to the creamed butter bowl and whisk till combined.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 2 batches, whisking just until combined after each addition.
- Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for 2 hours.
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper .
- Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls, roll the ball in extra sugar.
- Place onto the prepared tray, 2 inches apart.
- 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.
- Garnish with crushed peppermint candy (optional)
Notes
For a more minty flavor, increase peppermint extract to 1 tsp.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 187IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg