Description
Strawberry Kiss Cookies are a delightful and soft Valentine’s treat featuring a funfetti sugar cookie base mixed with cream cheese for extra softness, rolled in pink or white sanding sugar or non-pareils, and topped with a luscious Hershey’s Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kiss. Perfectly baked to have tender edges and soft centers, these cookies combine festive colors, flavors, and textures that make them irresistible for any romantic occasion or celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 (16 oz) bag Funfetti sugar cookie mix
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg
Coating & Topping
- ½ cup pink or white sanding sugar or non-pareils
- 18 Hershey’s Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and for easy cleanup.
- Make Dough: In a large bowl, combine the Funfetti sugar cookie mix, softened cream cheese, and one large egg. Mix well until a soft dough forms, ensuring all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Prepare Coating: Pour the pink or white sanding sugar or non-pareils into a shallow bowl for coating the cookie dough balls.
- Shape Dough Balls: Using a 1½ tablespoon scoop, scoop out the dough and roll each portion in the sanding sugar or non-pareils until fully coated. Then shape into smooth, uniform balls.
- Chill if Sticky: If the dough feels too sticky to handle, cover and chill it in the refrigerator for 30–60 minutes to firm up for easier rolling and shaping.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the coated cookie balls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 1½ inches apart to allow for spreading during baking.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 8–12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are set but the centers remain soft for that tender bite.
- Add Strawberry Kisses: After baking, let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 3–5 minutes. Then gently press one Hershey’s Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kiss into the center of each cookie.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the cookies to cool completely to set the chocolate kiss in place, or enjoy them warm if you prefer a softer, melted center.
Notes
- Use room temperature cream cheese for the smoothest dough and easiest mixing.
- If dough is sticky, chill it before rolling and coat hands with sanding sugar for easier handling.
- For firmer, less melty candy centers, let cookies cool slightly before pressing in the Kisses.
- Press Kisses immediately after baking for a soft, melty center effect.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
