Chirstamas Kisses Cookies | Kiss Butter Cookies

These are pretty standard “Christmas Cookie Plate” fare. You can dress them up by using different flavors of Hershey’s Kisses, or different shapes of chocolate-I love the Dove heart shaped chocolates (but they are usually only available around Valentines Day)

Ingredients
¾ cup All Purpose Flour
¼ cup Butter
⅓ cup Powdered Sugar (confectioner's sugar) (adjust to taste)
⅛ teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1-2 tablespoons Milk / Water (if required)
Hershey's Kisses - freeze them for at least a couple hours before baking
Note - Freezing will ensure they don't melt completely while baking
Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil
Preheat oven to 180 C (160 C if using convection oven)
Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla extract for 2 minutes to form a creamy mixture
Sift and add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well to form a smooth dough. If it is too tough, add 1-2 teaspoons of milk. The dough should be moist, smooth but not sticky
Make equal sized balls of the cookie dough and place on prepared baking sheet. With your thumb, press the center of the ball to form a slight impression.
Place frozen Hershey’s kisses in the impression created.
Bake at 180 C for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are cooked through.
Let them cool completely. If you try to eat them warm, the Hershey’s kisses will melt and become a mess. Let the chocolate set into the cookie.
This will stay fresh in air tight containers at room temperature for 3 days

Hershey’s Kisses Cookies – step by step pictures

Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla extract for 2 minutes to form a creamy mixture

Sift and add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well to form a smooth dough. If it is too tough, add 1-2 teaspoons of milk. The dough should be moist, smooth but not sticky

Make equal sized balls of the cookie dough and place on prepared baking sheet. With your thumb, press the center of the ball to form a slight impression.

Place frozen Hershey’s kisses in the impression created. Bake at 180 C for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are cooked through. Let them cool completely. If you try to eat them warm, the Hershey’s kisses will melt and become a mess. Let the chocolate set into the cookie. This will stay fresh in air tight containers at room temperature for 3 days