One of my most cherished aspects of Christmas is all of the baking. I love filling the house with dreamy scents that lead you straight to the kitchen, with one of my favorites being peppermint! This year I’m combining my favorite peppermint candies with a little cookie action to create Chocolate Candy Cane Kiss Christmas Cookies! Rich chocolate cookies topped with creamy candy cane kisses can only be made better with a few festive sprinkles.
Let’s jump right in!
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Christmastime Sweets
Peppermint and chocolate are an unbeatable duo when it comes to this time of year! Chocolate peppermint everything please😊 I’m loving the peppermint mochas from Starbucks, peppermint chip shakes from Chick-fil-a, and more. Can anyone else relate??
Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses are one of the Christmas candies I look forward to seeing lined on grocery shelves the most. Creamy swirls of white chocolate and peppermint leave me always reaching for “just one more.” I can never seem to get enough!
These Chocolate Candy Cane Kiss Christmas Cookies are the perfect balance of cocoa and peppermint that won’t last long! If you’re looking for a cookie recipe that’s a little more classic, you can never go wrong with chocolate chip cookies. Or if you’re in the mood for something new, don’t miss any of the stellar cookie recipes in the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies!
Christmas cookies are everywhere and I love it.
How to: make chocolate cookie dough
Start out by mixing your wet ingredients.
Beat softened butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes or until the butter is light and airy.
Mix in the egg yolk, milk, and vanilla and continue whisking a few minutes until combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. Stir and then add to the wet ingredients.
Fold in the wet ingredients until just combined.
How to: Bake chocolate candy cane Kiss christmas cookies
Form 24 small balls of dough and roll into balls.
Pour sprinkles into a small dish and roll each ball in the sprinkles until completely covered.
Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are slightly firm in the center.
Let cool for about 5 minutes. Gentle push 1 Hershey’s Candy Cane Kiss into the center of each cookie.
(If you’re worried about the candy kiss melting, place them in the freezer when you begin gathering the ingredients and they should remain cool)
Enjoy warm with a cold glass of milk!
Ingredients Needed
Materials Needed
Chocolate Candy Cane Kiss Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 ½ cup flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup assorted Christmas sprinkles
- 10 oz Hershey's Holiday Candy Cane Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Beat the butter and sugar until mixed. Add the egg, vanilla, and milk and beat 2-3 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. Pour into the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
- Roll the dough into round balls (approx. 24). Pour the sprinkles into a small bowl and toss each ball of dough in the sprinkles until covered.
- Place the sprinkle-covered cookie dough balls on a greased sheet pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or until slightly firm in the center. Rest for 5 minutes and then lightly push 1 Hershey's Candy Cane Kiss into the center of each cookie.
- Enjoy warm with a glass of milk!
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Oh wow!!!!!!! These cookies look so yummy and groovy! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Thanks so much!!
Yumm..chocolate peppermint reminds me of Xmas is around the corner!
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I love peppermint in wintertime!
Mint and chocolate is the only combo my sister would agree to eat chocolate with! WIll surely have to try them xx
It’s an incredible combo!
Well, those look yummy. thanks
Thank you!
These are adorable and look delicious! I can’t wait to try them!
Thank you, I hope you like them!
These look fabulous! i have never made candy cane kiss cookies before but i need to try this recipe.
They’re so easy to make!
These look super delicious. These are definitely one of our favorite cookies in our household! Yum!!
Definitely a favorite in ours!
I’m already salivating! I need to try this amazing recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for reading!
Thanks!
These look delicious! I’ve never pulled of baking a great cookie before, so maybe I will with this!
I hope it turns out delicious for you!
Oh my gosh these are SO cute and so Christmassy! I’d love to try these 🙂 x
Thank you 🙂
My kids LOVE helping me make these, they are so delicious. I love your photos. Absolutely gorgeous shot!!
These look so Christmassy!! Im crying inside as I cant eat them (stupid dietary issues) but they look incredible!
Aww thank you so much!
Wow this looks so sweet, love all the colours..
Me too!! thanks!
I love this! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
These are so cute and look so good! I might add this to my list for this weekend.
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy!
Christmas sweet treats are the best!
Joseph
I agree!
These look so cute and yummy! xx
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These Christmas cookies look amazing and dare I say easy to make even for a novice baker like myself!? Thanks for sharing
They’re perfect for all skill levels 🙂
Oh my goodness! These are just the cutest and so festive plus they look so easy to make x
Thank you!
These look so good! Have put it on my to-bake list <3
Hope you enjoy!
These look so festive and sound delicious too. I love filling my home with the smell of baking at this time of year too.
So easy and simple!
Those look yummy!! One of my coworkers used to make cookies similar to those and they were so good. I might attempt them myself but I am really not good at baking lol
I know you can do it!! 🙂 Good luck!
These look so good but I may be biased because there are everything I love all put together!!! I cannot wait to try this out!
Haha that’s how I feel too!
These looks so festive and good. From the looks of them in the picture, they look soft too. Another 1 I’ll have to put on my list. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!
So good to hear, thank you!
These look so tasty! I love the combination of mint and chocolate!
Me too!!
The smell of peppermint, let alone the taste, refreshes me! These cookies look delicious and I love the festive decorations.
Peppermint is amazing!
OMG these look so yummmy!!!! Adding them to my cookie list!
I hope you enjoy!
These look so tasty! Thanks for sharing the recipe <3 I love baking, so I might try these out for Christmas!
I hope you love them!
These look so delicious! I hope I can find some of these hershey’s kisses!
I always stock up each year 🙂
These look adorable and perfect for Christmas! I am a terrible baker but I am defo going to give these a go! I love the mix of chocolate and mint!
Rosie
I’m sure you can do it!
They look incredible!! Saved the recipe to try out later!
That’s great!
These are so cute! & looks so yummy:)
Thanks!
These look so delicious.
Thank you 🙂
I’ll admit that I’m not usually one to jump at chocolate cookies – BUT these sound absolutely spectacular. Chocolate and peppermint really do pair wonderfully together. I’ll have to test these soon. I’ve been in quite the baking mood lately.
Chocolate and peppermint pair together so well! I love baking with them around the holidays
this cookie looks so different than your typical christmas cookies! might make these soon x
Thank you, I hope you do!
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