Description
Hershey’s red velvet blossoms blend classic cookie charm with romantic chocolate kisses. Rich crimson dough embraces silky chocolate, creating a delightful dessert perfect for celebrations and sweet moments you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Cookie Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 7 tablespoons (99 grams) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) brown sugar
Wet and Flavor Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons (25 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring gel
Dry and Finishing Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) red sanding sugar
- 18 Hershey’s chocolate kisses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, ensuring even surface coverage.
- Using a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, creating a smooth base for the cookie dough.
- Incorporate egg yolk, vanilla extract, and red food coloring, mixing thoroughly to achieve a vibrant, consistent color.
- Gently fold in flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, stirring until the dry ingredients are just combined and no flour streaks remain.
- Form dough into 18 uniform balls, rolling each between palms to create smooth, round shapes.
- Roll each dough ball in red sanding sugar, ensuring complete and even coating for a sparkling exterior.
- Place coated dough balls on prepared baking sheet, spacing them evenly to allow proper spreading during baking.
- Bake for 10 minutes, creating a soft, slightly cracked cookie surface.
- Immediately after removing from oven, gently press a chocolate kiss into the center of each hot cookie, allowing the heat to slightly melt the chocolate.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes to set the structure, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to complete cooling.
Notes
- Customize color by adjusting food coloring intensity for deeper or lighter red velvet shade.
- Swap traditional chocolate kiss with caramel, peanut butter, or white chocolate kiss for unique flavor variations.
- Ensure butter is softened at room temperature for smoother dough and better cookie texture.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes before rolling if it feels too sticky, helping maintain perfect cookie shape during baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg