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10/01/2026

🎄💋 Christmas cookie season is better with chocolate kisses! These 6 easy cookies are perfect for holiday trays and gifting.

INGREDIENTS
Peanut Butter Blossoms
🥜1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
🥜¾ teaspoon baking soda
🥜½ teaspoon salt
🥜¾ cup creamy peanut butter JIF brand used
🥜½ cup unsalted butter very soft room temperature
🥜⅓ + ½ cup granulated sugar (⅓ cup for the cookie dough and ½ cup for rolling the cookie dough balls in to coat)
🥜⅓ cup light brown sugar packed
🥜1 large egg room temperature
🥜2 teaspoons vanilla extract
🥜 28 Hershey’s Kiss candies unwrapped and frozen

Chocolate Kiss Cookies
🍫 1 batch no spread sugar cookies (try our no spread sugar cookies recipe or 1 roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough)
🍫 ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
🍫 1 cup coarse sanding sugar
🍫 26 Hershey’s milk chocolate kisses

Gingerbread Kiss Cookies
🫚3 cups all-purpose flour
🫚2¼ teaspoons ground ginger
🫚1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
🫚1 teaspoon baking soda
🫚¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
🫚½ teaspoon ground allspice
🫚¾ cup salted sweet cream butter, softened
🫚¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
🫚½ cup + 2 tablespoons molasses
🫚2 tablespoons molasses
🫚1 large egg
🫚1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
🫚30 Hershey’s Hugs kisses unwrapped (You will only need 15 unwrapped kisses if making ½ batch with kisses and ½ batch without kisses and dipped in white almond bark)
sanding sugar for coating the cookie dough balls

Gingerbread Dipped Cookies Without Kisses
🫚8 ounces white almond bark

Candy Cane Kiss Cookies
💋 ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
💋 1¼ cups white sugar, divided into 1 cup and ¼ cup
💋 1 large egg
💋 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
💋 ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
💋 2 cups all-purpose flour
💋 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
💋 ¼ teaspoon salt
💋 2 teaspoons milk
💋 ½ cup crushed candy canes
💋 28 Hershey's candy cane kisses

Coconut Blossoms
🥥4 large egg whites, room temperature
🥥½ cup granulated sugar
🥥1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
🥥⅛ teaspoon table salt
🥥14 ounces sweetened coconut flakes
🥥3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
🥥24 unwrapped Hershey’s kisses

Snowball Cookies
❄️ 1 cup salted sweet cream butter, softened
❄️ ½ cup granulated sugar
❄️ 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
❄️ 1¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
❄️ 2 cups all-purpose flour
❄️ 32 Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
❄️ 2 cups powdered sugar, (or more if needed)

10/01/2026

Six easy Christmas cookie recipes perfect for holiday baking! From Peppermint Meltaways and festive Pinwheel Cookies to Gingerbread Kiss Cookies, Grinch Cookies, M&M Cookies, and classic Italian Cookies, there’s something for every Christmas cookie tray.

Peppermint Meltaways:
⅓ cup unsalted butter
⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
½ tsp peppermint extract
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup powdered sugar
1½ tbsp unsalted butter
1½ tbsp heavy cream
⅛ – ¼ tsp peppermint extract
crushed peppermint candies

Christmas Pinwheel Cookies:
1¼ cups granulated sugar
1 cup salted butter
1½ tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp red liquid food coloring

Gingerbread Kiss Cookies:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2¼ tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
¾ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground allspice
¾ cup salted sweet cream butter
¾ cup light brown sugar
½ cup + 2 tbsp molasses
1 large egg
1½ tsp vanilla extract
30 Hershey’s Hugs kisses
Sanding sugar

Grinch Cake Mix Cookies:
1 box vanilla cake mix
⅓ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla
Green food coloring
¼ cup confectioners sugar
⅓ cup cornstarch
Candy hearts or sprinkles

Christmas M&M Cookies:
2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup salted sweet cream butter
¾ cup light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup red and green M&M’s

Italian Cookies:
1 cup unsalted butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
6 tbsp whole milk
1 tsp almond extract
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
2½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 cups powdered sugar
½ tsp almond extract
Rainbow-colored nonpareil sprinkles

09/20/2026

5 Holiday Candy Ideas

1. Best Toffee

Ingredients

Butter

Sugar

Chocolate chips

Directions

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Melt butter and sugar together in a saucepan, stirring until bubbly and golden.

3. Pour the hot toffee mixture onto the prepared pan.

4. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top.

5. Let the chocolate melt, then spread evenly.

6. Chill until firm, then break into pieces.

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2. Crockpot Candy

Ingredients

White chocolate

Peanuts

Pretzels

Directions

1. Add white chocolate to the crockpot.

2. Cook on LOW until melted, stirring occasionally.

3. Stir in peanuts and pretzels.

4. Drop spoonfuls onto parchment paper.

5. Add sprinkles if desired.

6. Let set until firm.

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3. Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Balls

Ingredients

Peanut butter

Rice Krispies

Chocolate chips

Directions

1. Mix peanut butter and Rice Krispies until combined.

2. Roll mixture into small balls.

3. Melt chocolate chips until smooth.

4. Dip each ball in chocolate.

5. Place on parchment paper.

6. Chill until set.

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4. Divinity Candy

Ingredients

Sugar

Eggs

Pecans

Directions

1. Beat egg whites until fluffy.

2. Cook sugar syrup until hot and thick.

3. Slowly pour syrup into beaten egg whites while mixing.

4. Beat until glossy and thick.

5. Fold in pecans.

6. Drop spoonfuls onto parchment paper and let set.

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5. Turtle Clusters

Ingredients

Brown sugar

Chocolate chips

Pecans

Directions

1. Arrange pecans in small clusters on parchment paper.

2. Make a caramel mixture with brown sugar.

3. Spoon caramel over each pecan cluster.

4. Melt chocolate chips.

5. Spoon chocolate over the caramel.

6. Chill until firm.

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