Description
These cookies offer a delightful combination of soft texture and rich chocolate flavor, topped with Hershey’s kisses. Perfect for any celebration or as a sweet snack!
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/4 tsp red food coloring gel
- 1 cup all-purpose (AP) flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup red sanding sugar
- 18 Hershey chocolate kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add egg yolk, vanilla extract, and red food coloring; mix well.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, then add to wet ingredients.
- Scoop and roll cookie dough into balls, rolling them in red sanding sugar.
- Place on prepared baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart, and bake for 10 minutes.
- Press a Hershey kiss into the center of each baked cookie immediately after removing from the oven.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
For gluten-free options, use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend.
Allow cookies to cool fully for the best texture before storing.
Chilling the dough can help if it’s too sticky to handle.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 112
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg