Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Chocolate Kiss Cookies-decadent chocolate cookies rolled in sprinkles and topped with a chocolate kiss. A fun cookie for the holidays or any occasion!
I love baking cookies, especially during the holidays. I love turning on Christmas music, lighting the tree, and baking all of my favorite Christmas cookies. Every year, I make:
- soft gingersnaps
- lime coconut snowballs
- brown butter salted caramel snickerdoodles
- chocolate peppermint crunch cookies
- soft peanut butter cookies
- chocolate dipped toffee shortbread
- Mexican wedding cookies
Ok, I will stop there. I go cookie crazy!! I can’t control myself. My new favorite holiday cookie are these Chocolate Kiss Cookies! They are fun to make and the festive holiday sprinkles make them a holiday hit!
This cookie recipe is from Sally’s new cookbook, Sally’s Cookie Addiction, which is filled with amazing cookies. When I saw these cookies, I knew they would be the perfect Christmas cookie and I was right! They are sure to be the star of every holiday cookie platter!
The boys loved helping me make these cookies. I let them roll the chocolate cookie dough balls in the sprinkles and they thought I was the best mom ever. I also let them help put the chocolate kisses in the center of the cookies after they came out of the oven. Of course, they sampled a few along the way:)
The cookies are very decadent, thanks to the rich chocolate cookie base and the chocolate kiss on top. Make sure you have a glass of cold milk nearby…and make sure you leave a glass for Santa too. I have a feeling Santa will LOVE these cookies.
And these chocolate kiss cookies aren’t just for Christmas. You can make them year round by changing up the sprinkles. You can use red, white, and pink sprinkles for Valentine’s Day, green sprinkles for St. Patrick’s Day, pastel sprinkles for Easter, or rainbow sprinkles for birthdays!
You could also use different flavored kisses in the center. Candy cane, mint, Hugs, almond…use your favorite! These fun cookies are perfect for any occasion!
Make sure you bake these cookies this holiday season, they are guaranteed to make everyone happy! And check out Sally’s Cookie Addiction. The book is filled with amazing cookie recipes!
Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Chocolate Kiss Cookies-decadent chocolate cookies rolled in sprinkles and topped with a chocolate kiss. A fun cookie for the holidays or any day!
Yield: 25 cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Dutch process or unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup nonpareil sprinkles
- 25 Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat baking mats and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or using a handheld mixer, beat the butter on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat on medium-high speed until creamed, about 2 minutes. Add the egg yolk, milk, and vanilla extract, and beat on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until combined.
- Pour the sprinkles into a small bowl. Roll the balls of dough, about 3 teaspoons of dough per cookie, then roll each ball into the sprinkles to coat. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Press the chocolate kisses into the center of each cookie. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Note-cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Recipe from Sally’s Cookie Addiction
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The sprinkles make these so fun!
These look SO CUTE and festive!!!!!
They’re SO cute!!!
I want to try this recipe but I’m wondering if the ingredients are correct. Is it really only one cup of flour? Doesn’t seem like enough?
Yes, 1 cup of flour is correct.
Could you make the dough ahead of time and store in the freezer? Would you also roll in sprinkles, then freeze?
This recipe is a keeper. It is easy to mix together, the dough is easy to work with. You can get creative with the sprinkles to match the occasion. I will be making these again.
These were such a hit at a holiday party we went to! Thanks for sharing this recipe on Instagram and putting it on my radar. It’s such a festive holiday treat!
These were delicious and my family loved them! Thank you!
Such a great recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Helllo. Dough spread to much even after cooling in refridge Dough was tasty. But I won’t use this one again.
Mine didn’t spread very much, maybe your butter was too warm?
Did you chill the dough at all? Either before rolling into the balls or after, but before baking? Mine totally flattened out in the oven… I’m going to try another batch today. I want these on our cookie plates for neighbors, they are so festive looking! 🙂
I didn’t chill the dough. Was your butter too soft? You can chill if they are too flat, but mine weren’t flat at all.
I tried it again, they turned out perfect! Maybe the butter was too soft the first time. They are so festive, thank you!
I used the exact same sprinkles and the white and green colored ones evaporated into a clear color shell so after baking, I just see red sprinkles and the crunchy shell of the other two colors :'( Whyyy?
Weird, maybe it was the brand of sprinkles you used?
Taste like brownies, so rich.. so colorful.
Glad you liked the cookies!
Just made these tonight.. OMG SO Yummy!! Definitely making more for Christmas. Thank you for the recipe
Five star cookie!
These were so good and I couldn’t believe they came out as beautiful as shown in your photos!
Glad you enjoyed the cookies!
I was wondering if I could use the dough to make a thumbprint cookie with salted caramel? Or do you think the dough would be too puffy for that? I loved making them for Christmas cookies with snowflake sprinkles. Very festive
sounds good to me, just make sure the thumbprint is deep enough so it doesn’t spill over.
Thank you!
I made three batches of these for a work function and they all turned out perfectly- they are so moist and delicious! I’m not a baker usually and the recipe was so easy to follow. Thank you for the wonderful recipe!
You are welcome! Glad they were a hit!