Gingerbread Blossoms with Hershey's Hugs
Warm gingerbread blossoms topped with a Hershey's Hug are the Christmas cookie dreams are made of. They are soft & chewy with warm spices like cinnamon, clove, & ginger. The milk & white chocolate Hershey's kiss on top makes them irresistible for your holiday. So easy to make and perfect for cookie platters, exchanges, gifts, potlucks, & school.
Equipment
- baking sheet
- hand mixer
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground clove
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 cup salted butter softened (2 sticks)
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar for rolling the dough
- 1 bag Hershey's Hugs * 48+ each unwrapped
Instructions
- Bring eggs and butter to room temperature. Also, unwrap the Hershey's candies and place them in a bowl in the freezer - See TOP TIP for why this helps with the recipe.
- Preheat oven to 375°. Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray, parchment paper, or a silicone baking mat.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, & the 3 spices.
- Using a hand mixer on low speed, cream together the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Next add the eggs, vanilla, & molasses and mix on low for 2 minutes until combined.
- Add half the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Use the hand mixer to mix on low for 2 minutes. Scrape the sides with a spatula as needed. Repeat with the remaining half.
- Shaped dough into 1" balls. Roll each cookie dough ball in granulated sugar to coat all sides. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat until you have 12 cookies evenly spaced on the cookie baking sheet.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Do NOT overbake, the centers may still be a bit soft. That is perfect.
- Remove the tray from the oven carefully with oven mitts. Immediately & gently press 1 Hershey's Hug candy kiss in the center of each cookie. Try to not let the cookies crack so that the Hug will stay firmly in place as the cookie cools around it.
- Let the cookie cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before removing them. Using a spatula, gently remove cookies to a cooling rack.
- Let cookies cool on the baking rack until the chocolate is firm and set. This can take anywhere from 30-60 minutes. Enjoy.
- Store cookies for up to 3 days in an air-tight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 101kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 79mgPotassium: 71mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 128IUVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
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