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Red Velvet Chocolate Blossom Cookies

Details

Time
10 minutes
Skill Level
Beginner
Yields
48 cookies

These crimson delights are a colorful take on your traditional blossom cookie. Try HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Red Velvet Chocolate Blossom Cookies recipe today.

Ingredients & Directions

Bake Time
8 minutes
Chill Time
2 minutes

BAKE MODE:

Prevent your screen from going dark while you bake.

Ingredients

  • 48
    HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Sugar Cookie Candies
  • 1/2 cup
    butter or margarine (1 stick), softened (125 mL)
  • 1 cup
    granulated sugar (250 mL)
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 tbsp
    milk (15 mL)
  • 1 tbsp
    red food colouring (15 mL)
  • 1 1/2 tsps
    vanilla extract (7 mL)
  • 1 3/4 cups
    all-purpose flour (425 mL)
  • 1/4 cup
    HERSHEY'S Cocoa (50 mL)
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda (2 mL)
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt (1 mL)
  • 2/3 cup
    granulated sugar, for rolling (150 mL)

Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven Oven
measuring cups Measuring Cups
mixing bowl Mixing Bowl
mixer Mixer
cookie sheet Cookie Sheet
wire rack Wire Rack
1

Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Remove wrappers from candies; set aside.

2

Beat butter, 1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar, egg, milk, red food colouring and vanilla in a large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture, beating until well blended.

3

Shape dough into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place balls about 2” (5 cm) apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

4

Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookie edges are set (do not overbake). Remove from oven; cool 2 minutes. Press candy piece into center of each cookie. Transfer from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.