Chocolate Peppermint Blossom Cookies are easy to make and a sweet chocolate and peppermint flavored Christmas cookie everyone will love. Makes a great cookie swap recipe.
Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and the extracts together until well blended.
Add the eggs and milk; and beat well.
In a separate bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat together until well blended.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Place the cookie dough it a baggie, flatten into a disk and chill for at least an hour or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350 F. degrees.
Once the dough is firm remove the dough from the refrigerator and using a cookie dough scoop or a teaspoon scoop about a tablespoon of dough off the disk of dough.
Roll dough into a ball, slightly flatten and roll in a bowl of granulated sugar to coat all sides
Arrange each cookie on a cookie sheet that has been covered with parchment paper leaving 2 inched between each cookie.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are lightly browned in the preheated oven.
Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and immediately place a Hersey's Kiss in the center of each cookie. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before carefully moving to a cooling rack. Avoid touching the Hersey's Kiss as it will be very soft until it cools completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
Allow cookies to cool for at least 2 hours before handling to avoid damaging the softened Hersey Kiss.
If desired decorate cookies with melted chocolate.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
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Recipe Expert Tips
Shifting the dry ingredients: It is important to shift the dry ingredients so the powdered cocoa is mixed into the other dry ingredients evenly.
Hersey Kisses: Carefully unwrap all of the candy before you begin the recipe. Place the pieces in a bowl and make sure you don't break off the points.
Making the cookies: Use a cookie dough scoop to measure the dough before rolling the cookie dough balls. This will help you make sure all the cookies are the same size.
Chocolate Kiss: Place the cookies on a cooling rack or cold cookie sheet after pressing the kiss into the center. Allow the chocolate kiss to harden complete before storing. It can take up to 2 or more hours depending on the temperature of your kitchen.