Description
Quick and easy Hershey’s Red Velvet Blossoms cookies made with chocolate kisses, perfect for an after-school snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring gel
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup red sanding sugar
- 18 Hershey chocolate kisses
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream the butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth and lightened.
- Mix in the egg yolk, vanilla extract, and red food coloring until combined.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; mix until just combined.
- Scoop out 18 dough balls and roll them in red sanding sugar.
- Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
- Press a Hershey kiss into the center of each cookie immediately after baking.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Dough can be made ahead and chilled for up to 24 hours. Cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: red velvet, cookies, dessert, chocolate, kids recipe