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Chocolate sugar kiss cookies on a glass plate, one cookie broken open to show a soft, puffy chocolate interior with a Hershey’s Kiss pressed into the center.
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Chocolate Kiss Cookies

Soft chocolate kiss cookies with a sugar-coated exterior and a classic Hershey’s Kiss on top. This easy recipe bakes up thick and puffy every time.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time9 minutes
Chill Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 19 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 26 cookies
Calories: 56kcal
Author: Shauna

Ingredients

  • 1 batch sugar cookies or 1 roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • ½ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
  • 1 cup coarse sanding sugar
  • 26 Hershey’s milk chocolate Kisses

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer or stand mixer to thoroughly mix the sugar cookie dough and the cocoa powder.
  • Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about one hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Use a cookie scoop to form even balls of dough. Roll the balls in the palm of your hands to form a smooth cookie.
  • Roll each cookie dough ball in a shallow bowl filled with the coarse sugar until completely coated.
  • Place the balls 1½ inches apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Flatten the top of the cookies just a bit with the palm of your hand to help them spread evenly.
  • Bake for 8 to 9 minutes or until the cookies are puffy and the dough no longer looks wet.
  • Remove cookie sheet from the oven. Press a chocolate kiss gently into the top of each warm cookie and allow cookies to cool for a couple minutes before carefully transferring to a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way.

Notes

  • Space the cookies properly - Place the dough balls about 1½ inches apart on the baking sheet to give them room to puff and set without touching as they bake.
  • Let the cookies cool briefly before moving them. Leave the cookies on the baking sheet for a few minutes after baking to firm up, so they don’t break when you transfer them.
  • Add the kisses while the cookies are warm. Press the Hershey’s Kisses into the cookies right after they come out of the oven. If the cookies cool too much, the chocolate won’t stick as well.
  • Avoid overbaking. Pull the cookies when the tops look matte and the edges are set. Overbaking dries them out and takes away from the soft center.

Nutrition

Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 0.01IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.3mg