Sugar Cookie Candy Cane Blossoms are peppermint sugar cookies topped with Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses. They are a spin-off of the traditional peanut butter kiss blossoms. You will love these Candy Cane Blossom cookies because they are easy to make, delicious to eat, and perfect for your Christmas cookie swap!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time8 minutesmins
Total Time18 minutesmins
Course: Cookies
Servings: 3½ dozen
Ingredients
½cupunsalted butterat room temperature
¾cupgranulated sugarplus additional ½ cup for rolling dough balls
2largeeggs
½teaspoonvanilla extract
½teaspoonpeppermint extract
2cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
1tablespoongreen sugar crystals(optional)
1tablespoonred sugar crystals(optional)
46Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment or silicone mat.
Cream together the butter and sugar for 1 minute. Mix in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the vanilla and peppermint extracts.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined. Stir in the sugar crystals (optional).
Place additional ½ cup of sugar in shallow bowl. Using a small cookie scoop, spoon 1-inch dough balls into bowl of sugar and lightly roll to cover. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
Using your finger, gently press each dough ball to slightly flatten. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove from oven. Wait only 2 minutes, then place one Kiss candy on top of each cookie. Do not touch the Kisses after adding to the cookies. Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheet to wire rack to cool completely.