Description
Soft and festive Mint Chocolate Kiss Blossom Cookies with a tender peppermint cookie base and a rich chocolate kiss pressed into the center. These cookies bake quickly, stay soft, and bring the perfect mint chocolate flavor to any holiday dessert table.
Ingredients
10 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
6–12 drops green food coloring
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
24 chocolate kisses
Instructions
1. Heat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Beat butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in the whole egg, egg yolk, peppermint extract, and green food coloring until evenly combined.
4. Add flour, baking powder, and kosher salt, mixing just until a soft dough forms.
5. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
6. Bake for 7–9 minutes, removing cookies while centers are still soft.
7. Let cookies rest for 1–2 minutes, then gently press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie.
8. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely before storing.
Notes
Rolling dough balls in granulated sugar before baking adds sparkle and light crunch.
Slightly underbaking keeps the cookies soft and tender.
Press the chocolate kiss into the cookies while they are still warm so it softens without melting into a puddle.
Makes about 24 cookies.
Prep time is about 10 minutes.
Cook time is about 16 minutes total in batches.
Total time is about 26 minutes.
Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 125
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 84 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 22 mg