Description
These chocolate blossom cookies melt right in your hands, creating pure sweet magic with just a simple Hershey’s Kiss pressed into warm chocolate dough fresh from the oven. Perfect for sharing with friends or enjoying solo, these cookies bring instant happiness to any cookie plate.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Heat your oven to precisely 350°F (175°C) and prepare two ungreased baking sheets.
- Cream 1 cup softened unsalted butter with 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup brown sugar until the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
- Incorporate 2 large eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, blending thoroughly until smooth.
- Separately whisk 3 cups all-purpose flour with 1 teaspoon baking soda and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Slowly fold dry ingredients into butter mixture, stirring until a consistent dough forms.
- Shape dough into small 1-inch round balls using your palms, spacing them 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
- Bake cookies for exactly 11 minutes at 350°F, watching for slightly golden edges.
- Remove cookies from oven and immediately press 1 unwrapped chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie.
- Let cookies rest on baking sheet for 3 minutes to set, then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
- Allow chocolate kisses to firm up completely before serving, which takes approximately 15-20 minutes at room temperature.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling to prevent spreading and create neater cookies.
- Use room temperature butter and eggs for smoother mixing and better cookie texture.
- For a gluten-free version, swap wheat flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend.
- Press chocolate kisses into warm cookies gently but quickly to ensure they stick without melting completely.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 92 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 22 mg