Candy Cane Kiss Surprise Cookies Food

CANDY CANE KISS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine cookie mix, flour, butter, and egg in a mixing bowl. Mix until well blended.
• Pour sugar into a shallow dish. Roll dough into 1-inch balls; roll each in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove cookies from the oven. Press a candy cane kiss in the center of each warm cookie. Let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.

CANDY CANE KISS SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars. Add in the egg,water, and extracts. Mix well. Add flour, baking soda, and cocoa. Taking a small teaspoon of dough at a time flatten into a disc. Place an unwrapped kiss in the center then wrap and mold the dough around the kiss so it is completely covered and sealed in the dough. Repeat with rest of dough and kisses, placing them 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes until they just barely begin to crack.

CANDY CANE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a mixer bowl or by hand, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in egg, almond extract, vanilla, and salt. Blend flour into mixture in several additions, beat until just combined.
• Remove half the dough from the bowl. Blend red food coloring into the half remaining in the bowl until the coloring is even. Cover dough a kitchen towel to keep it from drying out as you work. Use a floured teaspoon to measure 1 teaspoon each of white and red dough for each cookie. Roll into 4-inch ropes on a lightly floured surface. Place a red and white rope side-by-side, press together lightly and twist to form a spiral. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Curve top down to form handle of a candy cane. Bake until set, about 9 minutes. While the cookies are baking, put peppermint candies in a resealable plastic bag and crush into small pieces with a rolling pin. Mix the candy with the sugar. Place cooling rack over shallow pan. Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheet and gently place onto cooling rack. Sprinkle with candy/sugar mixture.
• Optional: Cool cookies, drizzle with melted chocolate, and add more candy mixture on top of chocolate.

CANDY CANE BLOSSOMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Remove wrappers from candies.
• Beat butter, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended.
• Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with milk to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in red sugar, granulated sugar, powdered sugar or a combination of any of the sugars.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookie is set. Remove from oven.
• Press a candy piece into center of each cookie.
• Cool completely.

HERSHEY'S KISS SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar at low speed until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla, stirring well.
• Combine flour and cocoa and stir into creamed mixture until well mixed.
• Stir in walnuts and chill dough for 2 hours or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Wrap one tablespoon of dough around each chocolate kiss and roll into a ball.
• Place on cookie sheets and bake for 12 minutes.
• Cool slightly on sheets and remove to cool completely on wire racks.

CANDY CANE KISS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugars together with a mixer for 1-2 minutes on medium-high or until light, fluffy, and well-blended.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• In a small bowl, combine baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, and cocoa. Add to egg mixture and mix until well combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop cookie dough by tablespoonfuls on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350° F for 8-10 minutes or until centers are set but still soft. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheet 1-2 minutes.
• Press an unwrapped candy cane kiss gently onto the center of each cookie. Allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack until kisses have hardened. If kisses do not harden enough, cookies may be placed briefly in the fridge or freezer to harden the kisses.

SURPRISE KISSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until fluffy.
• Gradually add in the flour and chopped pecans.
• Take about 1 Tbs.
• of the dough and roll into a ball.
• Press the dough down in the palm of your hand.
• Take a Hershey's Kiss and place it in the middle of your dough.
• Bring the sides of the dough up and around the Hershey's Kiss.
• Once the candy is completely surrounded by the dough, roll it again in the palm of your hands until a ball forms.
• Repeat this step until you use all of your candy or until all of your dough is gone.
• Place cookies on an un-greased cookie sheet and bake for only 10-11 minutes.
• Once cookies are completely cooled, roll them in the powdered sugar and ENJOY!