Chocolate and vanilla sugar cookie dough rolled together topped with HUG Kisses to create these cute little cookies! They’re super soft sugar cookies and really easy to make. Perfect for the holidays or just for fun. Everyone will love these HUGS Kisses Chocolate and Vanilla Blossoms!
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like Hershey’s Kisses! During the holidays, Hershey’s releases multiple flavors and some with different fillings such as mint truffle or cherry cordial during the Christmas season. HUGS Kisses are Hershey’s striped kisses that are available year round so these cute cookies can be made anytime. HUGS chocolate and vanilla striped Kisses are good!!! I love this idea of mimicking the HUGS Kisses with chocolate and vanilla soft sugar cookie dough! Each bite is heaven.
HOW DID THE HERSHEY’S KISSES BLOSSOM COOKIE START?
The original Hershey’s Kisses Peanut Butter Blossoms originated in 1957 at the 9th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. A lady named Freda Strasel Smith from Gibsonburg, Ohio called them Black-Eyed Susans when she entered the cookies in the contest. Freda was making traditional chocolate chip peanut butter cookies but had run out of chocolate chips, instead she rolled the peanut butter dough balls in sugar, baked them, and pressed an unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss right in the center of each cookie right after baking. Genius! One of the most cherished holiday American homemade cookie was born, Kisses Peanut Butter Blossoms.
The Pillsbury company changed the name of the cookie from Black-Eyed Susans to Peanut Butter Blossoms. Black-Eyed Susans are a yellow daisy-like flowers with a dark black-brown center, thus the word blossom was decided. Later the Hershey’s company recognized the popularity of the cookie and decided to capitalize on it. Hershey’s then put the recipe on the back of every Hershey’s Kisses bag sold. Now we have the Hershey’s Kisses Peanut Butter Blossoms.
INGREDIENTS TO MAKE HUGS KISSES CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA BLOSSOMS
- 48 unwrapped Hershey’s HUG Kisses, milk chocolate hugged by white crème or plain milk chocolate Hershey’s Kisses
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Shortening or lard
- Granulated sugar
- Large egg, room temperature
- Pure vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour plus 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour (added to half the cookie dough later in the recipe)
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa (added to half the cookie dough later in the recipe)
HOW TO MAKE HUGS KISSES CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA BLOSSOMS
- Unwrap 48 Hershey’s HUGS Kisses; set aside.
- Heat the oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- In a medium size bowl, whisk together 2 cups all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In a stand mixture or a large bowl with a handheld mixer, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar until well blended.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Gradually beat the flour mixture into the butter-egg mixture until well blended.
- Remove the dough from the mixer, place onto a plate, and divide it in half.
- Return one half back to the mixer.
- Add 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; mix until blended then return the dough to the plate.
- Return the other half of the dough to the mixer.
- Add 2 Tbsps Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa; mix until well blended and completely chocolate.
- Take a 1/2-inch pinch of the sugar cookie dough and a 1/2-inch pinch of chocolate cookie dough press together, then gently roll between hands to create a 1-inch cookie dough ball.
- Repeat to form 48 cookie dough balls.
- Place 24 cookie dough balls to each of the baking sheets.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until the cookies are set.
- Remove from oven and let cookies sit for 1 minute.
- Slightly press an unwrapped HUGS Kiss on top in the middle of each cookie.
- Remove the cookies from the baking sheet to a wire rack; cool completely.
- Recipe adapted from https://celebratewithhersheys.com/
OTHER COOKIES TO TRY:
- Kisses Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Kisses Triple Chocolate Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies
- Chocolate Turtle Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- Coconut Macaroons
- Cranberry Chocolate Chip Macaroons
- M&M Cookies
- No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- The BEST Brownies
- Easy Brownies
- Coconut Joys
HUGS Kisses Chocolate and Vanilla Blossoms
Ingredients
- 48 unwrapped Hershey's HUG Kisses, milk chocolate hugged by white crème or plain milk chocolate Hershey's Kisses
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening or lard
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour plus 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour (added to half the cookie dough later in the recipe)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsps Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa (added to half the cookie dough later in the recipe)
Instructions
- Unwrap 48 Hershey's HUGS Kisses; set aside. Heat the oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. In a medium size bowl, whisk together 2 cups all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In a stand mixture or a large bowl with a handheld mixer, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar until well blended. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula. Gradually beat the flour mixture into the butter-egg mixture until well blended.
- Remove the dough from the mixer, place onto a plate, and divide it in half. Return one half back to the mixer. Add 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; mix until blended then return the dough to the plate.
- Return the other half of the dough to the mixer. Add 2 Tbsps Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa; mix until well blended and completely chocolate.
- Take a 1/2-inch pinch of the sugar cookie dough and a 1/2-inch pinch of chocolate cookie dough press together, then gently roll between hands to create a 1-inch cookie dough ball. Repeat to form 48 cookie dough balls. Place 24 cookie dough balls to each of the baking sheets.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes until the cookies are set. Remove from oven and let cookies sit for 1 minute. Slightly press an unwrapped HUGS Kiss on top in the middle of each cookie. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet to a wire rack; cool completely. Recipe adapted from https://celebratewithhersheys.com/
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