A classic dessert for special occasions, this hershey kiss cookies recipe is the perfect combination of shortbread, powdered sugar and sweet chocolate.

Hershey kiss cookies with a cut open cookie sitting on a white plate next to Hershey kisses.

Hershey Kiss Cookie Recipe

We didn’t get a chance to share this recipe for making Hershey Kiss cookies before the holidays but figured better late than never!

As I gather all of the baking supplies needed for the holidays, Hershey kisses are always at the top of my list. Not only to enjoy as a fix for my chocolate cravings but to make these sweet Hershey Kiss cookies. These treats are the ultimate Christmas sweet: a buttery, crumbly cookie with a milk chocolate kiss in the middle, all coated with delicate powdered sugar. How can you go wrong?

Pile of powdered sugar coated Hershey Kiss cookies on a platter and cut to show chocolate center.

It’s as if the chocolate kisses are wrapped inside a warm hug! If these cookies could talk, I’m sure they would say “I love you”. And I would say it back 😀

These cookies look impressive on a holiday cookie tray, are a great cookie exchange option, and a delicious treat the whole family can enjoy.

How to Store Hershey Kiss Cookies

The shortbread surrounding the Hershey Kisses generally freezes really well in an air-tight container or freezer bag for up to 6 months. If you know you’ll be freezing a batch, hold off on rolling in the powdered sugar until you’re ready to serve them.

In fact, I’ve even made candy jars by repurposing empty glass jars to hold my Hershey kisses. These LIVE, LOVE and LAUGH candy jars as well as these painted Christmas jars and I can’t forget about these sweetheart gift jars are just a few of the jars I’ve made…I told you I like these chocolates!

Best Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe

Jane and Sonja

Hershey kiss cookies are the perfect combination of melt-in-your mouth shortbread with a sweet chocolate center.

5 from 38 votes

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings Cookies

Calories 116 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
32 Hershey's Kisses unwrapped
Additional powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt.
In the large bowl of a stand mixer add the butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Mix on medium speed with paddle attachment until light and fluffy.
Carefully add the flour mixture, 1 cup at a time, to the wet ingredients mixture. Mix until the dough comes together.
Using a small ice cream or cookie scoop, scoop enough dough to make 1-inch balls. Take 1 dough ball at a time and flatten it out with your hand. Place a Hershey Kiss chocolate in the center of each cookie dough balls. Form the dough back into a ball.
Place the rolled Hershey Kiss cookies on the baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes until the bottoms start to become golden brown.
Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes.
In a separate bowl add your powdered sugar, then roll each cookie in the sugar until coated.

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 41mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 177IUCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg

Keyword chocolate, cookies, shortbread

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