Holiday sugar cookies with a Mint Hershey’s Kiss on top. Chewy, soft, and absolutely delicious. Perfect for those cookie swaps.
Welcome to day 6 of 10 Days of Cookies – Mint Holiday Kiss Cookies! These cookies definitely scream it’s near the holidays. Wonderful quick and easy type of cookies that is absolutely perfect for this holiday cookie swaps. Kid-friendly as well. 🙂
While I was in the kitchen whipping up these delicious minty cookies, I had wonderful Christmas music in the background. It’s definitely December, which means holiday baking/cookies with Christmas music.
It always gets me in the mood for the season. You too, right?
My hubby is a huge mint person, I can take it or pass it. THESE cookies I will definitely take anytime. If you aren’t a mint person, you can place anytime of Hershey’s Kiss on top.
So many options out there: mint, candy cane, pumpkin spice, and classic. If you know if anyone out there, please let me know!!
I love these Christmas colored sprinkles, however, you are free to see any type you would like. Not a sprinkle fan – no worries, you can just have a kiss cookie without the sprinkles. You can customize them however you would like! Now those types of recipes and cookies are my favorite!
These cookies definitely do not contain and hard or strange ingredients at all. Super, super easy to make. 🙂
I will have to say that this batter will be thick, very thick. I have noticed the thicker batter makes perfect drop cookies. I also have a surprise for you – they require no chilling time at all. You can whip up these bad boys, bake, then eat!!
After the cookies have baked, you will need to let them cool for a good 5 minutes before placing the kiss on top. After you place the kiss on top they need to go straight to the freezer – the kiss will melt. *Raises hand, I figured that out the hard way*
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 and ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- holiday sprinkles
- 24 mint kisses, unwrapped
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat. Set aside.
- Cream together the butter and granulated sugar in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment; mix on medium-speed until it is creamed. Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla extract.
- Slowly mix in the flour ½ cup at a time and mix on medium-speed for about 5 minutes. Fold in the baking powder and salt with a plastic spatula.
- Roll the dough, about 1 tablespoon, into a ball and roll into the holiday sprinkles; place onto the cookie sheet. Do the rest the same way. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes, then place a kiss on top. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer so the kisses will not melt. I placed the sheet in the freezer for 5 minutes, just enough to cool them down.
Lucy says
December 11, 2013 at 11:38 pmI love how pretty these look! and I’m sure they taste great too! Pinning.
Chelsea says
December 12, 2013 at 10:49 amThey taste great! Thank you, Lucy 🙂
Winnie says
December 12, 2013 at 8:49 amSuch fun cookies!
Love the way they look 🙂
Great for holidays and for parties
Chelsea says
December 12, 2013 at 10:49 amThey definitely are fun cookies, Winnie! 🙂
courtney says
December 12, 2013 at 10:55 amThese look so good! I’m pinning these!
Chelsea says
December 12, 2013 at 2:11 pmThank you, Courtney 🙂
Cathy says
December 12, 2013 at 11:57 amAll of these cookies just look so yummy!
~Cathy~
Chelsea says
December 12, 2013 at 2:11 pmCathy, they most definitely are!
Maggie @ The Love Nerds says
December 12, 2013 at 2:14 pmLike you, I am not normally a big mint person. I think this is the perfect compromise though will just a little bit of mint in the chocolate! I am pinning for later.
Maggie
amy @ one artsy mama says
December 12, 2013 at 2:54 pmThose look so festive and yummy!!
Joanne/WineLady Cooks says
December 12, 2013 at 10:00 pmThese are delicious. I love the flexibility of this recipe too. Pinned and shared.
Happy Holidays!
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
Chelsea says
December 13, 2013 at 10:41 amThank you so much, Joanne! 🙂
Kimberlee says
December 12, 2013 at 10:29 pmThese look wonderful! Can’t wait to try them. I need to get busy and do more baking. Seems like what I have made the family has already eaten it up – very fast! Time to get busy baking again this weekend!
heidi says
December 13, 2013 at 10:45 amOh, girl these sound absolutely delightful. I forgot that they made mint chocolate kisses.
Chelsea says
December 13, 2013 at 12:35 pmHeidi – You just made me giggle a little bit! 🙂
Britni says
December 14, 2013 at 12:57 pmYum Chelsea these look delicious! Thanks for sharing on the weekend re-Treat link party!
Britni @ Play. Party. Pin.
Chelsea says
December 15, 2013 at 2:36 pmBritni – Thanks for stopping by 🙂
carolinaheartstrings says
December 16, 2013 at 11:04 amThose look so delicious. My family would love them. Thanks for sharing.
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
December 16, 2013 at 1:47 pmSo pretty and perfect for the holidays! Thanks for linking up to Freedom Fridays!
Chelsea says
December 16, 2013 at 4:07 pmJamie – Thank you so much for stopping by 🙂
Jennifer Dawn says
December 19, 2013 at 9:03 amDelicious and festive looking! I’d love for you to stop by this week’s link party and share this. Hope to see you there! http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2013/12/a-little-bird-told-me-link-party-72.html
Chelsea says
December 19, 2013 at 2:09 pmJennifer – Thanks for stopping by! Definitely will check out your party 🙂
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Stacy says
January 16, 2016 at 11:41 amI was wondering if instead of the Hershey kisses could you use Rolo candies? Or would they melt?