Mint Chocolate Blossoms

I recently featured Double Mint Gooey Chocolate Brownies by Alicia, it seems like she is on a roll with that particular flavour combo.  These Mint Chocolate Blossoms are just so pretty and festive.  You should be able to use Butter in place of Margarine, and a stick is 1/2 cup for my fellow Canadians.  That said, I haven’t seen the Candy Cane flavoured Hershey Kisses up here, and I’ve been looking!

Mint Chocolate Blossoms

• 1 stick margarine
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• Approximately 25 Hershey Kisses, Candy Cane flavoured- unwrapped

With an electric mixer, beat margarine and sugar until smooth. Blend in egg yolk, milk, and peppermint extract.

In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Roll the chilled dough into balls, approximately 1” in diameter. Roll each ball in sprinkles and place on a cookie sheet. Press any loose sprinkles in with your fingers.Use your thumb to make an indention in the top of each cookie.

Chill the prepared balls another 30 minutes. This keeps the cookies from running.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until set.

Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press a Hershey Kiss into the centre. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

 

 

Alicia Myers is a blogger, author, recipe creator, and speaker.  She also runs the seasonal shopping site, ExtremeChristmasSavings.com.