Christmas Chocolate Chip Kiss Cookies

These Christmas Chocolate Chip Kiss Cookies are a fun twist on a traditional Christmas cookie recipe that is so easy–and you get this super cool cookie, perfect for gifts or a Cookie Exchange party.

I love baking cookies–especially for Christmas. And when you’ve found the best Christmas cookie recipes, well, you just have to share.

So, I did share–with the family, with the neighbors…and the kids shared with their friends and their teacher…and pretty soon this whole batch of cookies was gone.

That’s the sign of a good cookie, now.

What You Need to Make Chocolate Chip Kiss Cookies

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp salt
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup green, red and white chocolate chips

To decorate:

• ½ cup white candy melts
• 16 Hershey Kisses

How to Make CHRISTMAS Inspired CHOCOLATE CHIP KISS COOKIES

Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper and set aside.

Sift together flour and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.In a second bowl, cream sugar and egg, then add butter and vanilla.

Add dry ingredients into wet ingredients in 1/3 increments and mix together until a thick cookie dough is formed.

With a spatula, fold the chocolate chips into the cookie dough.Roll 1-inch balls of cookie dough and place 2-inches apart on a lined baking sheet.

With the back of a teaspoon measuring spoon, mash an indent in the center of every cookie.Place the balls of cookie dough in freezer for 30 minutes.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Remove cookie dough from freezer and allow them to sit for 5 minutes on the counter.

Bake cookies for 12 to 14 minutes.

With the same teaspoon, press the center of each cookie to deepen the indent a little.

Immediately cut each cookie to uniform size, using a round cookie cutter.

Allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.

Place white chocolate melts in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each increment.

Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon in each cookie indent.

Press a Hershey’s kiss into the center of each cookie.

Allow chocolate to cool completely.Enjoy!

HOW LONG DO CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATE CHIP KISS COOKIES LAST?

My kids will tell you that these cookies only last a day, that’s why they have to eat them in one day. I say–haha! But no. They’ll last for 3-5 days (maaaaybe a little longer) in an airtight container on the counter.

I wouldn’t recommend that you put these cookies in the fridge because chocolate gets that weird film on it when you put it in the fridge sometimes and I just don’t like to risk it.

But, if you’re just working with the dough, before you put put the chocolate on top, you can absolutely put these in the fridge overnight or even for a day or two, as long as they’re in an airtight container. Then, you can bake them the next day or so.

CAN YOU FREEZE CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATE CHIP KISS COOKIES?

I would not. I mean, it’s not going to break it down and turn the cookies into goo or anything weird. But the chocolate gets this weird film on it and while that’s not a big deal on white chocolate (I mean, you’re not going to see the film on it, let’s be honest), but you’re going to see it on the kisses. So, I’d skip the freezer after the cookies are baked and decorated.

If you want, you could always put the cookie dough in the freezer prior to baking and decorating. That will give you a chance to bake the cookies, get the melty goodness of chocolate and all that, but still save yourself some time.

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