Gingerbread Kiss Cookies
If you love gingerbread, I have the perfect cookie. I love gingerbread and I try to make it all winter long. This year I have been on a gingerbread kick and I have made a lot of different gingerbread favorites. These gingerbread kiss cookies are perfection.
Where Can I Find Sanding Sugar?
If you want to buy sanding sugar you can find it in many craft stores that have a cake decorating area. You can also find it in a lot of grocery stores in the baking aisle. It is usually located with the sprinkles.
Can I Use Regular Chocolate Kisses Instead?
The great thing about these cookies is you can use any type of kisses. I love the beautiful look of the white striped kisses against the dark cookie,s but you can use whatever type of kisses you like, including the plain regular chocolate kisses.
Ingredients you will need
- Unsalted sweet cream butter
- Light brown sugar
- Molasses
- Egg
- Flour
- Ground ginger
- Cinnamon
- Ground nutmeg
- Allspice
- Kosher salt
- Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- White Sanding Sugar
- Chocolate stripped Hersey Kisses
How to Make Gingerbread Kiss Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line baking sheets with parchment paper then set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together your flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda, and salt.
Using another bowl or stand mixer, beat together the brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Mix in the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract.
Now, you will add in the dry ingredients gradually until the dough forms.
Pour your sanding sugar into a bowl, and form small balls of cookie dough then roll them in the sanding sugar.
Place the cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, then bake for 8-10 minutes.
Pull from the oven and allow them to cool for 2-3 minutes before adding a Hershey’s kiss into the center.
Allow them to cool completely before serving.
Gingerbread Kiss Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 3/4 C packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 C molasses
- 1 large egg
- 3 C flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp all spice spice
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 container white sanding sugar
- 1 bag chocolate stripped Hersey Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, mix together your flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda, and salt.
- Using another bowl or stand mixer, beat together the brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Mix in the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Now, you will add in the dry ingredients gradually until the dough forms.
- Pour your sanding sugar into a bowl, and form small balls of cookie dough then roll them in the sanding sugar.
- Place the cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, then bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Pull from the oven and allow them to cool for 2-3 minutes before adding a Hershey's kiss into the center.
- Allow them to cool completely before serving.
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38 comments on “Gingerbread Kiss Cookies”
Going to make these tomorrow but can I mix the dough up ahead of time and refrigerate it until ready to use?
Yes.
Just loved this cookie with just that little bit of crunch and what a presentation to any platter for the Holidays!
I liked your cookie idea, bookmarked it, made this one and your White Chocolate Peppermint Kiss cookie today, posted about them on my Instagram and in my cooking and art blog. I included links and tags because the recipes are easy and the cookies are yummy.
I haven’t made them yet but can I use regular unsalted butter?
Pam, yes any unsalted butter.
Can the Gingerbread Kiss Cookies be frozen?
While always better fresh, they can be frozen if packaged properly.
I just love these cookies. They are now my favorite
Christmas Cookie. I first made them in February of 2020.
I just thought now to rate them.
Just made these and they are so good and tasty. Will add them to my cookie list for the Holidays.
Excellent! Looked great and really enjoyed.
OMIGOSH! I just made these today. They may be my newest addiction. So good. Thank you.
Made these cookies today and they are awesome. I didn’t have the sanding sugar so I used regular white sugar they turned out great.
Me too…I used regular white sugar as I didn’t have sanding sugar and it turned out great too. Also, I didn’t have the striped kisses so I just used chocolate kisses. I had one and OMG, so good!!!
These are soooo good!
Made these for the first time and they were really good. will make these for Christmas
I’m going to try making these gluten and egg free
How many dozen does this make?
I would say closer to three dozen
Mine made just 4 short of 4 dozen. I would definitely get 4 dozen if I make it again.
sounds good will ave to try
Lol very good. Doubled the recipe and it makes waaaaaaaay more than 48 unless you make HUGE cookies
This is a really cute and festive recipe! They are also delicious!!
Great recipe. I made 3 dozen cookies with this recipe and used the new sugar cookie kisses.
I substituted cane sugar for the sanding sugar as I could not find any in my local grocery stores and this worked fine. Thanks for sharing your recipe
I will definitely use these for my holiday boxes. I’ve never used sanding sugar before and it’s really nice looking.
I used the Sugar In the Raw turbinado. They turned out delicious.
I will definitely make these!