Recipe File: Candy Cane Kiss Cookies
This post is all about candy cane kiss cookies.
I stopped by my local grocery store a few days ago to buy a bag of miniature chocolate chips and stumbled on these Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses. Whenever I start seeing holiday items, I get overwhelmed with joy because the holiday season is my favorite time of the year. Like I mentioned last week in my Cranberry Spritzer Cocktail recipe post, one of my favorite things to do is play hostess and prepare holiday meals and treats for guests.
This week, I’m sharing my Candy Cane Kiss Cookies recipe! Normally, I would prepare it with the milk chocolate cookie recipe, but I switched it out with the Candy Cane Kisses to make it more festive. These little candy kiss morsels are so addicting when added inside the sugar cookies and they’re the perfect little bit of peppermint and chocolate that melts in your mouth. It pairs so well with this cookie recipe too. One of my favorite holiday treats!
READ: 16 Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes To Make This Holiday Season
I love baking Christmas cookies every year, and this cookie recipe will surely be a hit at your holiday gatherings. It’s perfect to show off at cookie exchange parties, for gift giving and it will surely stand out on a holiday cookie tray. It takes less than 30 minutes to make from the moment you prep the ingredients to when you remove the cookies from the oven. As for tools, you only really need a medium or large bowl, a whisk (or electric mixer if you prefer), measuring instruments, baking sheet and wire rack.
Candy Cane Kiss Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups powdered white sugar
- 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 bags of Unwrapped Candy Cane Kisses
- 2Â Ungreased cookie sheets
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract, optional
- 1/3 cup of granulated sugar, optional
***Updated Dec. 27th, 2017: If you have trouble with this original recipe and want to try a different version, here’s the link to the newer one. Thanks so much for all the feedback!***
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I hope you enjoy this peppermint kiss cookies recipe! Get baking.
Photography: Aubrie LeGault
This looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing!
There is something missing from these cookies. They taste flat.
Hi Pat. I’m sorry to hear the newer version of the recipe wasn’t to your liking. I went ahead and put the original recipe back. Thanks for the feedback!
Is it possible for you to post the old recipie?
Hi Lisa. Yes, I put the old recipe back.
What are the pink cookies under the kiss cookies in your photo?
Hi Nikki!
They’re cherry shortbread cookies. I don’t know the recipe, sorry.
Soft, delicious and so festive for the holidays. I also had issues with crumbling, but will be trying the updated recipe. Thank you for the updated recipe!
How many cookies will this new recipe make? I thought the old recipe was great…do you still have it? Would love to have it to make again. Thanks!
I actually liked the previous recipe better. This one made less cookies and was harder to press the kisses into. My fiancé is not much of a baker and was able to make them last year without any difficulty. This year, every single cookie cracked.
I’m sorry to hear that. I thought changing the recipe would be easier. I went ahead and put the original recipe back. Thanks for the feedback!
I made your original recipe tonight and they turned out perfect! I refrigerated the dough for about 30 min before rolling into balls. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
These are super clever! However, I don’t think it’d be that difficult to change out milk chocolate kisses. These would make a great gift for friends, I love it!
-Andrew