Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms
Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms have a soft, rich chocolate cookie with a sugar exterior and a red and white striped Hershey's peppermint kiss pressed on top. They are the white chocolate candy cane cousins of Peanut Butter Blossoms and are perfect for cookie exchanges and cookie plates.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup salted butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar + 3 tablespoons for rolling
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (188g)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 24 unwrapped Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy and light, about 2-3 minutes.3/4 cup salted butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar , 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat again, scraping the sides of the bowl.1 large egg, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, mixing until combined. It's a very soft dough, but I have found that it doesn't require chilling.1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Use a small cookie scoop to scoop the dough into 24 balls. Roll them between the palms of your hands to make nice, round spheres, then roll them in the remaining sugar in a shallow dish to coat the outside of each cookie.
- Place the balls of dough a couple inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 7-9 minutes, just until puffy and barely set, but very, very soft. Slightly underbaking is key to maintaining the soft texture of these cookies.
- Wait 4-5 minutes before pressing a peppermint kiss into the center of each cookie, then wait another 2-3 minutes before using a spatula to transfer them to a wire cooling rack. Placing the peppermint kisses earlier will result in them melting into a puddle in the center of the cookies.24 unwrapped Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses
Notes
- Store the chocolate peppermint blossoms in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days.
- If you want to up the mint factor of these cookies, try adding 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract to the cookie dough at the same time that you add the vanilla extract.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 187IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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