Ingredients
-
2 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
-
1/2 cup
unsweetened
cocoa powder
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1/2 tsp
baking powder
-
1/2 tsp
salt
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1 cup
unsalted
butter
, softened
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3/4 cup
granulated
sugar
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1
egg
-
36
candy cane-flavoured
chocolate kisses
, unwrapped
Instructions
- Stir flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. Beat butter with sugar in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high, until fluffy, 2 to 3 min. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in flour mixture until combined.
- Divide dough in half and wrap in plastic. Chill until firm, about 1 hr.
- Position rack in centre of oven, then preheat to 350F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment.
- Scoop heaping 1 tbsp portions of chilled dough and roll into 1-in. balls. Arrange 2 in. apart on prepared sheets.
- Bake until tops begin to crack, 10 to 11 min. Remove cookies from oven, then gently press 1 chocolate kiss in centre of each cookie. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool until firm, about 3 hr or overnight. Cookies will keep well, stored in an airtight container at room temperature, for up to 3 days.
Nutrition (per cookie)
- Calories
- 119,
- Protein
- 2 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 14 g,
- Fat
- 7 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 44 mg.
Originally published in the Today’s Parent November/December 2019 issue. Photo by Carmen Cheung.
