Christmas kiss cookies are one of those treats that just say the holidays are here. These Hershey kiss cookies are soft, buttery, and topped with a melty chocolate center, and the red, green, and sprinkle-covered versions look so festive sitting side by side on a plate.
Holiday blossom cookies come together fast with simple pantry ingredients, so they fit right into your holiday baking list when things get busy. They’re also easy homemade Christmas cookies that don’t need any fancy skills or tools, which makes them a good one to bake with kids or friends.
If you’re hunting for Christmas cookie ideas that look impressive but stay simple, or need festive cookies for a cookie box or party table, give these a try. Bake a batch this week and see how fast they disappear!
If you love holiday baking, you may also like these pinwheel cookies, these gingerbread thumbprint cookies, or these cute Christmas tree sugar cookies.
Why You’ll Love This Christmas Kiss Cookies Recipe
They’re easy: The prep takes just 20 minutes, and the dough comes together in one bowl with basic ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs, and flour.
They make a big batch: One recipe yields 36 cookies, which is plenty for a cookie box, a cookie exchange, or a Christmas party dessert.
They look festive without extra work: Tinting the dough red and green and rolling the rest in holiday sprinkles gives you a colorful variety, and the Hershey’s Kiss on top adds a festive chocolate finish.
Ingredients
To make Christmas blossom cookies you’ll need the following ingredients. I cover a few of the key ingredients here, you can find the specific quantities and steps in the recipe card below.
As well as cookie basics like flour, eggs, butter, salt, and baking soda, here are notes on the other ingredients for these holiday cookies.
- Hershey’s Kisses: I use plain milk chocolate kisses, but you can use any flavor you like!
- Holiday sprinkles: Use your favorite Christmas sprinkles. Festive sanding sugar, and small nonpareils would be good options too.
- Food coloring: Red and green gel food coloring for the cookie dough.
How To Make Christmas Blossom Cookies
Here’s a quick overview of how to make Christmas kiss cookies. For the full recipe details, including ingredients and measurements needed, scroll down to the printable recipe card below.
You will need a couple of baking sheets, cookie scoop, a stand or hand mixer, and a few bowls to get started.
Step 1: Cream the butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the eggs and vanilla, mix to combine.
Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low, scrape down the sides, then mix until just combined.
Step 2: Divide the dough between three bowls. Tint one batch green, one of the batches red, and leave the remaining bowl plain.
Step 3: Roll the cookie dough into small balls and place on a lined baking sheet, leaving 2″ between to allow for spreading.
Roll the plain dough balls in the Christmas sprinkles and press them in slightly so they stick to the dough.
Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes.
As soon as you remove them from the oven, carefully press an unwrapped Hershey kiss into the center of each cookie. Leave to cool completely.
Recipe Tips For Success
Soften the butter before you start. Softened butter creams smoothly with the sugars, which gives you a soft, tender cookie.
Space them about two inches apart. This gives the cookies room to spread without touching.
Add the kisses right out of the oven. Pressing a Hershey’s Kiss on top immediately lets it melt slightly and stick to the cookie.
How To Serve Holiday Kiss Cookies
- On a holiday dessert platter. Arrange them alongside other festive treats like chocolate almond bark, white chocolate fudge, and gingerbread cake pops for a colorful party spread.
- Enjoy with a holiday coffee drink. Pair them with a hot gingerbread latte, an iced sugar cookie latte, or a creamy Irish coffee for a yummy Christmas treat.
- Mix and match in a cookie box. Layer the kiss cookies in a festive tin or box lined with parchment or wax paper, alternating with other Christmas cookies so the box looks bright and full for gifting.
How To Store Christmas Cookies
Store Christmas kiss cookies in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
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Christmas Kiss Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cooking salt
- gel food coloring red, green
- Christmas sprinkles
- 36 Hershey's Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 ℉ (180℃). Line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, add the softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Cream until smooth.
- Add the eggs and vanilla, mix to combine, then add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix to combine, scraping the sides and mixing well again.
- Divide the dough between three bowls. Tint one bowl green, another red, and keep the remaining bowl plain (to be rolled with sprinkles).
- Use a cookie scoop or a tablespoon to measure about 1 tablespoon of dough. Roll into a bowl. Green and red dough balls can be placed straight on the lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- The untinted dough balls should be rolled in your choice of holiday sprinkles, pressing them slightly to secure them in place.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minues, or until the edges are slightly browned.
- On removing the tray from the oven, immediately top with an unwrapped Hershey's Kiss so that it melts slightly underneath and secures it to the cookie. Leave to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
