Candy Cane Blossoms
48 Hershey’s Kisses Candy Cane Mint Candies
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
Red and green sugar crystals
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Unwrap Hershey’s Kisses; set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until well blended. Beat in egg, vanilla, and peppermint extract. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Chill dough for 1 hour, then shape into 1-inch balls. Roll ball in red or green sugar crystals. Place on prepared pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned and cookie is set. Remove from oven; cool 2 to 3 minutes. Press a candy kiss into the center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to a wire rack. Cool completely. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Cool the cookies on the pan for 2 to 3 minutes after removing from the oven.
Press a candy kiss into the center of each cookie, then remove from pan to a wire rack to completely cool.
I rolled half my cookies in red sugar and half of them in green sugar.
The tree is lit, the stockings are hung, and Santa’s cookies are ready.
Merry Christmas!
Anita, a wonderful Merry Christmas to you and your family. I love your blog and making your recipes. Andi
I wouldn't mind having one of those pretty cookies but go ahead and save them for Santa! I hope Christmas Day will be an extra special day for you and your loved ones. You have been such a good blogging friend and I am glad to have met you!———- Shannon
Look amazing these cookies:) Merry Christmas:)
Perfect cookies fro Santa! Merry Christmas!!!
These are great! Pretty with the color combo too. Thanks for sharing these in the party. I am pinning and tweeting these.
Yum, I have to pin this for next year!
What beautiful cookies, Anita! I'll have to remember these next year.
Hi Anita. I made these too! Mine turned out great and everyone thought they were so cute. I like your idea of adding the peppermint!
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
I love those kisses and I bet those cookies taste great. Very festive too! Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday. 🙂
These are so fun and colorful! Thanks for sharing at Mrs Foxs Sweet Party 🙂
Cute, festive, colorful and delicious! Thanks so much for linking them up at Sweet Temptations!