Red Velvet Kiss Cookies
A delicious crinkle cookie is topped with a chocolate kiss candy to make Red Velvet Kiss Cookies, a sweet holiday treat.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons red food coloring
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar , in a separate bowl
- 24 milk chocolate Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the first 5 dry ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.
- In a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together. Add the egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and milk and beat until creamy. Add the red food coloring and mix until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients until blended. The dough will be thick and reddish-brown.
- Using a 1 inch scoop, place rounded balls of dough into the bowl of powdered sugar and roll until covered. Shake off the excess sugar from each cookie.
- Place the cookies about 3 inches apart on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove them from the oven and allow the cookies to cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet.
- Press an unwrapped Hershey Kiss in the center of each cookie. Remove cookies from the baking sheet to a cooling rack. This recipe makes 24 cookies.
Equipment
- 1 sheet pan, large
Nutrition
Calories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 79mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 143IUCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg