Too…many…cookies….
I’m not sure I can eat another cookie right now. I know, I sound like a crazy person, but I just can’t eat any more for a while…maybe for like 3 days or something.
But, before I start my cookie hiatus, I have to tell you about these cookies first. Earlier this week, I told you I don’t like peppermint. Today, I am going to tell you that chocolate and caramel are two of the greatest things in the universe. Yup, the universe.
So I am not going to waste any more time and will go straight the recipe. Hubs and I are off to Ohio to spend Christmas with my family. And yes, we are driving. Why? Because we hate ourselves. And also, plane tickets were out of control.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. instant espresso (optional)
- about 16 Hershey's caramel kisses (chilled in the refrigerator or the freezer)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and 2/3 cup sugar. Mix in the egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, salt, and espresso powder.
- Mix the dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients until well-combined.
- Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat. Place the remaining sugar in a small bowl. Using your hands, roll the dough into 1-inch balls (about 1 tablespoon). Roll each ball into the sugar until lightly coated and place on the baking sheet about 1-2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies for about 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool for about 2 minutes. Place a kiss in the center of each cookie and press down gently.
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I am so with you! I am getting cookied out, yet when they are offered to me, I can’t turn them down! lol! I love your cookie!!! I didn’t realize they made caramel filled kisses, that is dangerous to know!!
Have a safe trip!!!
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers recently posted..Christmas Cranberry Smoothie
What a wonderfully cool blossom. Caramel kisses… who knew.
This is the best time of the year to bake cookies like crazy (and eat them too).. I love it. 
Ramona recently posted..Eggnog Glazed Cake Donuts
Love this variation to peanut butter blossoms! If I have time, I’m definitely adding these to the Christmas cookie baking list!
That last picture with the caramel oozing out is making me reallllllllly hungry. These look great! I love that you did a chocolate version, and the caramel kisses are the perfect addition!
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection recently posted..Crock Pot BBQ Chicken
YUM! I am right there with you – chocolate and caramel really are a fabulous combination! Those kisses are so cute, why have I not seen them before?!? (which also translates to: why haven’t I purchased a bag and proceeded to devour it??)
Nicole @ The Marvelous Misadventures of a Foodie recently posted..Eggnog Marshmallows
Duuuude, these blossoms are PEEERFECT. I had wanted to make a chocolate blossom cookie this year and thankfully I spotted this recipe before Christmas! I can’t wait to make them and get all oozy up-close-and-personal with those caramel kisses!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted..Lemon White Chocolate Cranberry Bars, Food & Wine Giveaway, and a #TopChef Review!
These are STUNNING Stephanie!! You outdid yourself
These are SO adorable and I agree, chocolate and caramel…best thing ever. Gorgeous photos also.
Nazneen
I am such a boring kiss person. I always go for plain. Caramel would be a good one too. I bet these cookies are amazing!
Emily @ Life on Food recently posted..Life on Food Holiday Gift Guide 2012
I love the caramel surprise in these!
Jackie @ Domestic Fits recently posted..How To: Make Goat Cheese & A Food Photo Tip
I agree, choccy and caramel are best buddies..I have a salted choc caramel cookie on my blog and it’s insanely good (shameless plug over) Have a great Christmas!!
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious recently posted..Grilled Steak Panini with Fontina Cheese and Caramelized Onions
Those sure look incredible! Love caramel + chocolate too….yum. Merry Christmas Stephanie!! xo
Emily Lynne {The Best of this Life} recently posted..Holiday Highlights 2012!
I agree, chocolate and caramel are the greatest combo on the face of the earth. I just want to pick that cookie up with the dripping caramel and devour it. Yum!
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