Description
Delicious and festive Gingerbread Kiss Cookies topped with a chocolate Hershey’s Kiss that will delight your taste buds!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3/4 cup salted sweet cream butter, softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons additional molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 30 Hershey’s Hugs kisses, unwrapped
- Sanding sugar, for coating the dough balls
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and allspice in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Using a stand or hand mixer, cream the softened butter on medium-high speed for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the brown sugar and continue mixing for another minute.
- Add 1/2 cup molasses, egg, and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix until fully incorporated.
- Add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined without overworking the dough.
- Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Just before removing the dough from the refrigerator, preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the dough, roll each portion into a ball, and coat each ball with sanding sugar.
- Place the sugar-coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 2 minutes.
- Press an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss in the center of each cookie while still warm. Allow cookies to cool for an additional 5 minutes.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- The dough can be refrigerated for up to 3 days if not used immediately.
- Experiment with different types of chocolate kisses for varied flavors.
- Store in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg