Ingredients
Cookie Dough Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all purpose flour
Topping
- 1 bag Hershey's Kisses (at least 32 pieces)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it's at the right temperature when you're ready to bake your cookies.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a mixing bowl, blend the softened butter and white sugar together until the mixture becomes fluffy and light in texture, which helps create a tender cookie.
- Add Eggs, Vanilla and Salt: Mix in the eggs, vanilla extract, and salt into the creamed butter and sugar, blending well until everything is fully incorporated.
- Incorporate Cocoa Powder and Baking Soda: Add the cocoa powder and baking soda to the mixture, blending thoroughly and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed to ensure even incorporation.
- Add Flour: Gradually add the all-purpose flour, about 1 cup at a time, blending well after each addition until a soft cookie dough forms.
- Portion Dough: Use a cookie scoop or spoon to drop cookies onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them evenly to allow for spreading.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, keeping an eye for a set but soft texture; baking closer to 10 minutes if preferred.
- Add Hershey's Kiss: As soon as you remove the cookies from the oven, gently press one Hershey's Kiss down into the center of each hot cookie, so it melts slightly and sticks.
- Cool Cookies: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to allow the bottom to firm up, then transfer them carefully to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For best results, make sure your butter is softened but not melted before creaming with sugar.
- You can substitute Hershey's Kisses with other chocolate candies if preferred.
- If you prefer a more intense chocolate flavor, add an extra 1-2 tablespoons of cocoa powder.
- Do not overbake the cookies as they continue to firm up while cooling, ensuring a soft and chewy texture.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
