These Candy Cane Blossom Cookies are perfect for celebrating the Christmas! Whether you take them to a Christmas party or leave them out for Santa these cookies will be a big, holly jolly hit with everyone!
I once told my sister that all anyone really needs to survive the holidays is two great recipes. The first is a potluck dish like my Seven Layer Salad or these Southern Style Mashed Potatoes. The second is never fail dessert recipe like these Candy Cane Blossom Cookies or my Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies. Once you have those two things you’re totally ready for any holiday party.
How do you make Candy Cane Blossom Cookies?
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 to 3 minutes).
- Add the egg yolks, vanilla, and peppermint extract. Mix until combined.
- Next add the flour and salt. Continue to mix on low speed until all the ingredients are just combined. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Use a small to medium cookie scoop, or roll the dough to about a tablespoon in size, and place on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven, and immediately press a Hershey’s Kiss in the center of each cookie along with any additional toppings.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.
These cookies have a shortbread flavor rather than a sugar cookie flavor. The shortbread cookie is not as sweet and compliments the mint flavor of the Candy Cane Kisses.
Here are a few of my favorite ideas for adding extra decorations to the cookies:
- Crushed Peppermint Candies
- Red, White, or Green Decorating Sugar
- Red, White, or Green Sprinkles
- Drizzle White Chocolate
Go for it after all there’s no better time of the year to bling out a cookie! For these cookies I added a little red decorating sugar. The sugar added a pretty finishing touch and added to the festive feel of the cookies.
My tips for this recipe:
- Don’t wait to decorate the cookies. Do it right when they come out of the oven. If you wait until the cookies cools to much any sprinkles or decorating sugars you add won’t stick.
- If you are taking these to a party or giving as a gift be sure they are cooled completely before packing them. Warm cookies in a box with lid or a zip top bag can develop a little steam. The steam could melt the candy kisses or make the cookies soggy.
I took a tray of these cookies to a holiday party last year and everyone loved them! There wasn’t even a cookie left for me to eat on the way home.
Happy Cooking and Merry Christmas Y’all!
Susanne
Baking from scratch not your thing? Check out these easy desserts that start from a mix:
Triple Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies
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Candy Cane Blossom Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Unsalted Butter softened
- ½ Cup White Sugar
- 2 Egg Yolks from large eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- ¼ Teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- 2 ½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- 22-24 Unwrapped Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
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In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 to 3 minutes).
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Add the egg yolks, vanilla, and peppermint extract. Mix until combined.
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Next add the flour and salt. Continue to mix on low speed until all the ingredients are just combined. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
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Use a small to medium cookie scoop, or roll the dough to about a tablespoon in size, and place on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes.
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Remove the cookies from the oven, and immediately press a Hershey’s Kiss in the center of each cookie along with any additional toppings.
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Transfer cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Recipe Notes
Notes:
*These cookies taste similar to shortbread cookies rather than sugar cookies.
*Cookies will sometimes crack, so don’t be alarmed if they crack a bit when added the kisses.
*Try to make the cookies uniform in size, to ensure even cooking.
*The cookies in these pictures had red and white decorating sugar added in addition to the candy cane kisses.
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