Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cookies
A delicious brownie based cookie with a kiss of peppermint - perfect for your holiday cookie assortment!
Servings: 48
Calories: 80kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box brownie mix 13x9 size
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup crushed peppermint candy
- 3 Tablespoons water
- 2 Tablespoons chocolate syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon canola oil
- Powdered sugar – for rolling
- 48 candy cane flavored kisses
Instructions
- Unwrap the candy cane kisses and place in a bowl. Cover and place in the freezer.48 candy cane flavored kisses
- Combine the brownie mix, cocoa, and crushed peppermint candy. Then add the water, chocolate syrup, oil, and egg. Mix until well blended. Cover and refrigerate at least an hour to make the dough firm enough to roll.1 box brownie mix, ¼ cup cocoa powder, ¼ cup crushed peppermint candy, 3 Tablespoons water, 2 Tablespoons chocolate syrup, 1 Tablespoon canola oil, 1 egg
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Shape the dough into one-inch balls. Roll each ball in powdered sugar to coat, then place on the prepared baking sheet.Powdered sugar – for rolling
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes, until set. Cool cookies 4-5 minutes, either on the baking sheet or by sliding the parchment paper onto the kitchen counter.
- Press a cold peppermint kiss into the center of the still-warm cookies. Then, cool completely.48 candy cane flavored kisses
Notes
Cold dough and kisses are important to prevent the cookies from spreading while baking and the kisses from melting when adding, so do not skip this step.
Nutrition
Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.