Cherry Kiss Cookies
on Dec 16, 2016, Updated Nov 27, 2020
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Cherry Cookies Cookies with a chocolate kiss highlight the very best in dessert treats. Showcasing the timeless love affair between chocolate and cherries, these cookies are simple to make and perfect for the holidays or any occasion.
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These cherry kiss cookies are perfect for the holidays or any day when you need a little extra love.
About these Kiss Cookies
What says love, like cherries and dark chocolate?
This Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe is deeply rooted within the timeless love affair between cherries and chocolate. If you’ve tried our popular no bake cherry cheesecake or our chocolate whiskey cake, you know we are in love with both of these ingredients!
We’re not talking just any chocolate. These cookies are all about dark chocolate.
Featuring a combination of cherry juice, chopped maraschino cherries, and dark chocolate Hershey kisses, this Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe harkens back to the basics, even to the extent of being able to mix this batter by hand with a fork. No electronics necessary (said with glee by a dad of six boys).
I’ve gotten into the habit of baking almost everything on a stone, in all probability all for my own personal love affair with homemade pizza recipes. With this Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe though, I make an exception.
The heat from a stone carries over long (and intensely) after it comes out of the oven. As soon as these cookies are finished baking, the kisses are placed in their centers.
Using a metal cookie sheet helps ensure that the chocolate kisses are don’t get too warm via conduction, allowing for a gentle softening of the chocolate, instead of an all-out meltdown.
This recipe makes about 30 cookies.
If you’re looking for a simple and delicious cookie treat, look no further. These Cherry Cookies not only taste great, they’re a tasty reminder of the enduring ying and yang between chocolate and cherries.
A love affair that will surely live on forever.
Cherry Kiss Cookies are easy to make and easy to eat
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Cherry Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
- 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 6 drops red food coloring, optional
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup coarsely chopped maraschino cherries
- About 30milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, powdered sugar and salt. Mix in cherry juice, extract and optional food coloring. Gradually stir in flour and baking soda. Fold in cherries.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on to greased baking sheet.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cook. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
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Nutrition
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If it’s all about the dark chocolate you might be interested in my latest recipe! I smoked some dark chocolate for christmas bark! pretty intersting tastes! with the cherry in this recipe I bet it would be an awesome combination too! Sounds delicious
Sounds wonderful!
What a pretty color these are! I love that you used these kisses as well. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks so much, Debi; hope you have a wonderful holiday!
Oh these look so pretty and so inviting
What a festive idea! My brother LOVES cherry so I will have to make these for him. Mmmmmm!
Oh these are so cute! I love the pink colour of the cookie against the chocolate brown. Really pretty. And both me and Hungry Hubby adore chocolate and cherries together so I think we’ll have to have some of these really soon!
These are a tasty and festive combo, for sure!
Chocolate and cherry is my ultimate flavour pairing especially at Christmas and these cookies are too cute. The colour is so pretty!
Wow, you went really creative with these cookies! These beautifully colored guys look amazing 🙂
Those milk chocolate kisses always remind me of my great-grandmother. When we’d visit she’d always have a little glass sweetie bowl with them in it for us to eat. Lovely sounding recipe too – love the chocolate and cherry combination!
Love that color! Those would be an awesome addition to a holiday cookie plate!
Oh these look really good!!