Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms

A unique taste on a holiday classic, these chocolate peppermint blossoms may look like peanut butter blossoms but with a chocolate cookie and candy cane mint Hershey's kiss, making them the perfect holiday cookie.

Don't get me wrong, I love peanut butter blossoms and know most people go crazy over the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, but I'm always looking to do something different.

I know not everyone agrees here, but I love the combination of peppermint and chocolate. It just tastes like the holidays to me. If you look on the site, I have quite a few recipes with this combo like dark chocolate pretzel peppermint bark or a peppermint yule log.

If you've ever made chocolate crinkle cookies, then the cookie recipe might look familiar to you. It's basically a crinkle cookie, but instead of rolling in confectioners sugar, you just roll in granulated sugar. Then of course at the end, you press a candy cane mint Hershey's kiss in the middle!

The chocolate cookie to me is what makes this recipe. They're like a brownie, but in the shape of a cookie. Oh and if you don't love peppermint like me, you can easily use a different type of Hershey's kiss, whether it's cookies and creme or even cherry filled kisses.

So if you want to make something a little different from peanut butter blossoms, these Hershey peppermint blossom cookies might just hit the spot.

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• Ingredient Notes
• Ingredient Swaps
• Step-by-Step Photos
• FAQs
• How to Freeze Cookie Dough for Later
• Pro Tips/Recipe Notes
• Other Christmas Recipes
• Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms

Ingredient Notes

• All-purpose flour - has the right amount of gluten to give the cookies a good chew.
• Cocoa powder - the Dutch cocoa powder gives a rich chocolate flavor.
• Instant espresso powder - enhances the chocolate flavor.
• Vegetable oil - the base fat for the cookies.
• Sugar - used in the dough and also used to roll the dough in to give some texture and extra sweetness.
• Hershey's candy cane mint kisses - can't have a blossom without kisses. Adds just the right amount of peppermint flavor.

Ingredient Swaps

Like any recipe, you can mix up what you use for these chocolate peppermint blossoms. Some variations include:

• Whole wheat flour can be used instead of all-purpose flour if you want a more nutty flavor.
• I use Dutch cocoa powder, but natural cocoa powder works if you a less chocolatey flavor.
• You can replace the vegetable oil with canola oil, coconut oil or even melted butter.
• While I use granulated sugar for the dough, light brown sugar can be used instead. They will spread more however. I would use granulated sugar to roll the dough in though.
• Obviously the candy cane kisses work best, but you can use any flavor chocolate kiss you would like.

Step-by-Step Photos

Beat the oil and sugar together in a stand mixer before adding the eggs and vanilla extract. Add they dry ingredients and beat just until combined. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours or 1 day.

Roll the dough into 1" balls and dip in the sugar. Place 2" apart on parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake at 350°F for 10-21 minutes or until tops begin to crack. Let cool for 3 minutes before pressing the Hershey's kiss into each cookie.

FAQs

How to Freeze Cookie Dough for Later

If you don't want to bake the cookies right away, you can freeze the chocolate peppermint blossoms for later no problem. Just follow these steps:

1. Place dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
2. Roll into balls and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in freezer for 30 minutes.
3. Once they have firmed up, place in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
4. Once ready to bake, bake as directed, but add a couple of minutes to the baking time.

Pro Tips/Recipe Notes

• Use dark cocoa powder to give a more intense chocolate flavor.
• Use parchment paper so cookies don't stick.
• Freeze the Hershey's kisses for an hour and then wait for 3 minutes after cookies are done before pressing kiss in so it doesn't melt.

Other Christmas Recipes

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