Peppermint Kiss Sugar Cookies are a flavorful and festive Holiday cookie that combines the perfect amount of sweetness with peppermint flavor!
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Each year, I start my Holiday baking around the end of November and freeze all the goodies as I go. Come Christmas, I pull everything out and assemble trays/boxes for friends, neighbors, teachers, and family! I love to include an assortment of cookies, fudge, dipped pretzels, peanut butter balls, and more! A little something for everyone!
Typically, I change up what I make and add a few new cookie recipes in to the mix. Of course, I also have some classic recipes that I must include in my baking.
These Peppermint Kiss Sugar Cookies first made their way onto the Holiday tray a few years back. I had been going through one of my older cookbooks and found a version of this recipe. Since I didn’t have anything peppermint on my Holiday tray, I decided to give these a try!
A perfectly soft sugar cookie with just a touch of creamy peppermint flavor! Flavorful, decadent, and quite indulgent.
Once these cookie were done cooling, I had my taste testers come into the kitchen, aka my kids. They each had a cookie and thoroughly enjoyed them. The soft sugar cookie literally melts in your mouth, while the peppermint kiss on top add a creamy, peppermint flavoring!
If you do Christmas baking and want to try out some more family favorites, check these other goodies out too:
What Holiday cookies are your favorites?? Any family traditions? Let me know in the comment section below!
Ingredients Needed for these Peppermint Kiss Sugar Cookies:
Powdered sugar
Butter, room temperature
Vanilla extract
Egg
Baking powder
Salt
Flour
Sugar
Candy Cane Hershey kisses
How to prepare:
Preheat oven- to 350 degrees.
In large mixing bowl- combine powdered sugar, butter, extract, and egg.
Beat at medium speed until creamy.
In separate bowl- mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add to wet mixture- combine thoroughly.
Add in- Candy cane kiss crumbles. *The mixture will be a bit crumbly, that is normal.
Shape dough- into 1 inch balls and roll through granulated sugar.
Place dough balls on cookie sheet- about 1 inch apart and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until set.
Quickly remove from oven- and push Hershey kiss onto middle of cookie. Once cookies have their kisses on top, quickly move them to the freezer to cool. *This is important that you move them quickly as the Hershey kiss will begin to melt and you will want to keep it in its original form.
Once cookie is cooled- store in covered container.
Soft, flavorful sugar cookies with a creamy, peppermint kiss in the center. These Peppermint Kiss Sugar Cookies are a decadent, must try treat! Print the recipe below and be sure to add them to your Holiday baking!
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Peppermint Kiss Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/4 cups butter *room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 3 cups flour *all purpose
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup Hershey kisses *peppermint, finely chopped
- sugar
- 30 Hershey kisses *unwrapped, peppermint
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In large mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar, butter, extract, and egg. Beat at medium speed until creamy.
- In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add to wet mixture and combine thoroughly.
- Add in Candy cane kiss crumbles. The mixture will be a bit crumbly, that is normal.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll through granulated sugar.
- Place dough balls on cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until set.
- Once cooked, quickly remove from oven and push Hershey kiss onto middle of cookie. Once cookies have their kisses on top, quickly move them to the freezer to cool. *This is important that you move them quickly as the Hershey kiss will begin to melt and you will want to keep it in its original form.
- Once cookie is cooled, store in covered container.
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