Description
Delicate chocolate blossom cookies melt hearts with rich cocoa and a sweet Hershey’s kiss center. Sweet indulgence awaits as you savor these irresistible morsels that promise pure dessert delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup (25 g) cocoa powder
Sugars:
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
Flavor and Leavening Agents:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 24 chocolate kisses (Hersheys Kisses), unwrapped
Instructions
- Create a creamy foundation by vigorously whipping softened butter with granulated and brown sugars until the mixture transforms into a light, airy texture, ensuring complete sugar dissolution.
- Incorporate the egg and vanilla extract, stirring thoroughly to establish a smooth, homogeneous base that binds the cookie’s fundamental elements.
- Prepare a separate vessel to blend dry ingredients, meticulously whisking flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt to eliminate potential lumps and distribute components evenly.
- Gently fold the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring with deliberate, minimal strokes to prevent overmixing and maintain a tender cookie consistency.
- Allow the dough to rest and solidify by refrigerating for a minimum of 30 minutes, which enables flavor melding and prevents excessive spreading during baking.
- Once chilled, extract the dough and form uniform spherical portions, rolling each between palms to create consistent cookie shapes that will bake evenly.
- Position the dough balls on a prepared baking sheet, maintaining appropriate spacing to accommodate potential expansion during the baking process.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps prevent spreading and creates a more compact, rich cookie texture that enhances chocolate flavor.
- Select high-quality cocoa powder for deeper, more intense chocolate notes that elevate the overall taste of the cookies.
- Consider using dark brown sugar instead of light brown sugar to add extra moisture and a more complex caramel undertone to the cookies.
- For gluten-free variations, swap wheat flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to maintain the cookie’s soft, tender crumb without compromising texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg