Description
Delight in these Strawberry Kiss Cookies, featuring a soft funfetti sugar cookie base enriched with cream cheese and topped with iconic Hershey’s Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kisses. Perfectly tender with a sweet, fruity finish, these cookies are rolled in colorful sanding sugar or non-pareils for a festive touch.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 16 ounce bag Funfetti Sugar Cookie Mix
- 4 ounce cream cheese, softened (½ 8-ounce package)
- 1 large egg
Coating and Topping
- ½ cup pink or white sanding sugar or non-pareils
- 18 Hershey’s Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure even baking.
- Mix the Dough: In a large mixing bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to beat together the funfetti sugar cookie mix, softened cream cheese, and large egg until fully combined into a soft dough.
- Coat Dough Balls: Pour the pink or white sanding sugar or non-pareils into a shallow bowl. Using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough and drop it into the sugar or non-pareils, then gently roll until coated and form into an even ball.
- Chill Dough (Optional): If the dough is too sticky to handle, refrigerate or freeze it for 30-60 minutes. This step is optional but helps in easier scooping and rolling while still keeping some stickiness.
- Arrange and Bake: Place the coated cookie balls on the prepared baking sheet spaced about 1 ½ inches apart. Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are set and cookies are lightly golden.
- Cool and Add Kisses: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 3-5 minutes, then press an unwrapped Strawberry Kiss gently into the center of each cookie.
- Final Cooling: Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely or serve warm if you prefer softer Kisses.
Notes
- Store cooled cookies airtight at room temperature for 3-4 days or refrigerate for up to a week.
- Freeze cookies in an airtight container for 2-3 months for longer storage.
- Avoid storing cookies warm to prevent Kisses from deforming.
- Chilling the dough makes it easier to scoop and roll due to stickiness; sanding sugar also helps manage stickiness on hands and scoop.
- The timing of adding Kisses affects their softness: adding immediately after baking makes them melt, cooling longer keeps them firmer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
