Description
Frosted Peppermint Kiss Cookies are soft, buttery sugar cookies topped with creamy peppermint frosting and finished with a Hershey’s Kiss for a festive holiday treat bursting with minty sweetness.
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Red and white sparkling sugar (for coating)
30 Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses, unwrapped
Frosting:
3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1–2 tbsp heavy cream or milk
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
1 drop pink or red food coloring (optional)
Crushed peppermint candy, for garnish
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract until well combined.
5. Gradually mix in dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
6. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and coat with red and white sparkling sugar.
7. Place on prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 9–11 minutes, until edges are set but centers are soft.
9. Cool for 5 minutes, then press a Hershey’s Kiss into the center of each cookie.
10. Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.
11. To make the frosting, beat butter until smooth, then mix in powdered sugar, cream, and peppermint extract until fluffy.
12. Add food coloring if desired, and pipe or spread onto cooled cookies.
13. Top with crushed peppermint candy for garnish.
Notes
Freeze unbaked dough balls for up to 2 months—bake straight from frozen with an extra minute of baking time.
You can swap Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses for chocolate or mint truffle Kisses.
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
For extra sparkle, drizzle with melted white chocolate before adding the Kiss.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 85
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 25
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