Description
Brighten up your cookie tray with Peppermint Kiss Cookies—a festive fusion of minty coolness and sweet nostalgia. These soft sugar cookies are kissed with crushed peppermint and crowned with a Candy Cane Hershey’s Kiss for a holiday treat that’s both charming and delicious. Perfect for cookie swaps, dessert platters, or a cozy winter night snack, they’re easy to make and impossible to resist. Great for anyone looking for easy cookie recipes, holiday baking ideas, or quick Christmas desserts, these cookies are your next go-to for baking joy.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies
36 Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses (unwrapped and chilled)
1/4 cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in the egg, vanilla, and peppermint extracts.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
4. Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
5. Fold in crushed peppermint candies.
6. Scoop dough into 1-tablespoon balls and roll in sugar.
7. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes.
8. Immediately press a Candy Cane Kiss into the center of each cookie after baking.
9. Cool completely before serving or storing.
Notes
Freeze the Hershey’s Kisses beforehand so they hold their shape when placed on warm cookies.
Don’t overbake—the cookies should be set at the edges but soft in the center for the perfect texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: peppermint cookies, holiday cookies, kiss cookies, Christmas cookies