Description
Delectable chocolate caramel kiss cookies blend rich cocoa with silky caramel in a delightful dessert. Chocolate lovers savor the sweet symphony of flavors that melt seamlessly when you bite into these irresistible treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1–¼ cups (156 g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (75 g) baking cocoa
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 g) packed brown sugar
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar, divided
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1–½ tsps vanilla extract
- 24 caramel-filled milk chocolate kisses
Instructions
- Preheat: Set oven to 350°F, creating an ideal baking environment for chocolate caramel kiss cookies.
- Cream Mixture: Whip butter with brown and white sugars until light and fluffy, creating a smooth, airy foundation for the cookies.
- Wet Ingredients: Blend whole egg, extra egg yolk, and vanilla extract into the sugar mixture, ensuring complete integration and rich flavor profile.
- Dry Components: Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together, forming a perfectly combined dry ingredient base.
- Combine Dough: Gently fold dry ingredients into creamed mixture, mixing carefully to maintain a tender cookie texture without overmixing.
- Shape Cookies: Roll dough into uniform spheres, coating each ball generously with granulated sugar for a sparkling, crisp exterior.
- Bake: Place sugar-coated dough balls on ungreased baking sheets, leaving ample space between cookies, and bake for 8-10 minutes until edges turn golden brown.
- Finish: Immediately after removing from oven, press a chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie, allowing the heat to create a subtle surface crack and meld the flavors.
- Cool: Transfer cookies to a wire rack, letting them set completely to achieve the perfect balance of crisp edges and soft centers.
Notes
- Chill the Dough: Refrigerate the prepared cookie dough for 30 minutes before baking to prevent excessive spreading and maintain a perfect round shape.
- Kiss Placement Technique: Press chocolate kisses into cookies immediately after removing from the oven while they’re still warm, allowing the chocolate to slightly melt and adhere beautifully.
- Sugar Coating Trick: Roll cookie dough balls generously in granulated sugar for a sparkling, crisp exterior that adds delightful texture and subtle sweetness.
- Avoid Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture to preserve the cookies’ tender, delicate crumb and prevent tough, dense results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg