17 Sweet Recipes to Make with Chocolate Kisses (2024)

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Nicole DosterUpdated: Feb. 18, 2024

Filled with sweet chocolate kisses, these recipes for cookies, cupcakes and more make the perfect treats.

Candy Cane Blossom Cookies

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We like to stir different flavored candy canes into the dough for fun variety. —Joan Cossette, Colbert, Washington

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

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Here's proof that peanut butter and chocolate just belong together. These peanut butter blossom cookies are an easy family favorite and never fails to make my children smile. —Tammie Merrill, Wake Forest, North Carolina

No-Bake Cookie Butter Blossoms

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Chocolate Monkey Bread

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This recipe combines two of my favorite flavors: coffee and cinnamon. You can always find them on my holiday treat trays. —Cynthia Messenger, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Spiced Cappuccino Kiss Cookies

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Everyone who tries these beloved gems is amazed that they use only five ingredients. Baking cookies doesn't get much easier than this. —Dee Davis, Sun City, Arizona

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

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Assembling these merry mice is so much fun that the kids will definitely want to help. My daughter gave me the recipe, along with a warning...your guests just might think these treats are too cute to eat! —Margene Pons, West Valley City, Utah

Christmas Eve Mice

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There's a nice chocolaty surprise inside these sweet kisses. They're my husband's top choice each Christmas.—Tami Henke, Lockport, Illinois

Meringue Kisses

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We like to stir different flavored candy canes into the dough for fun variety. —Joan Cossette, Colbert, Washington

Candy Cane Blossom Cookies

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Whether you call them kisses or hugs, these cookies show nothing but love when served warm from the oven. They'er typically made with a peanut butter dough, but the ginger and spices in these thumbprints are a fun Christmastime spin on an all-time favorite. —Nancy Zimmerman, Cape May Court House, New Jersey

Gingerbread Kisses

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I make this cookie every Christmas with my family. It’s a fun twist on a classic peanut butter blossom because of the cinnamon in the batter and the caramel kiss on top. We love the cinnamon-caramel combination, but you could switch out the kiss for a different festive flavor. —Kristen Heigl, Staten Island, New York

Chocolate Caramel Kiss Cookies

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Here's a recipe that's literally sealed with a "kiss." This cookie's bound to tickle any sweet tooth. —Karen Owen, Rising Sun, Indiana

Secret Kiss Cookies

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Guests will stand in line to kiss the cook when these treats are served! For a change of pace, try them with chunky peanut butter, too. —Canada60, Tasteofhome.com Community

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

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Topped with a chocolate kiss, these cherry-flavored cookies look super cute on a dessert tray. Share them with family and friends. —Joy Yurk, Grafton, Wisconsin

Cherry Kiss Cookies

My group of friends had a weekly "movie night" during winters on Martha's Vineyard, and we'd take turns making a chocolate treat to share. These terrific chocolate thumbprint cookies were an instant success. Once they debuted, I had to make them many more times. —Laura Bryant German, W. Warren, Massachusetts

Originally Published: December 06, 2018

Nicole Doster

With nearly a decade of experience creating content for various lifestyle publishers and eCommerce brands, Nicole combines her love of at-home cooking with her expertise in product reviews and digital content creation to lead the award-winning shopping editorial team across Taste of Home, Family Handyman and Reader's Digest. As TMB's content director, affiliate, she oversees strategy, operations and planning for all product testing and shopping content, to bring readers recommendations and inspiration you can trust.Before joining the affiliate team, Nicole edited hundreds of recipe and food lifestyle articles for Taste of Home working closely with our Test Kitchen team and network of contributors. With a passion for baking, comfort food and hosting get-togethers you'll often see Nicole testing new products that make life easier. As a former barista in Chicago and Baltimore, she's slung hundreds of cappuccinos and doppio espressos in her lifetime and she will talk your ear off about the best gadgets to make cafe-quality coffee at home. When she's not hunched over her laptop, she's either fixating on her latest DIY home renovation or on a walk with her rescue pup, Huey.

17 Sweet Recipes to Make with Chocolate Kisses (2024)

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Is the paper in Hershey Kisses edible? ›

All Kisses wrappers have an edible paper strip called a plume as an identification tag sticking from the top of the foil wrapper. When the paper plume was added to the Kisses wrapper in 1921, originally it was a flag for the "Hershey's" brand, distinguishing Hershey's Kisses from its competitors.

What is in a Grinch Hershey Kiss? ›

Ingredients : MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, MILK, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, MILK FAT, LECITHIN (SOY), NATURAL FLAVOR). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY.

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How do you keep Hershey's kisses from melting? ›

Note: The Hershey's Kisses tend to melt when they are placed on top of the warm cookies. To help prevent this, put the Kisses in the freezer the night before you bake.

Why are kisses called kisses? ›

Some say that could have been coined from the sound the chocolate machine made when the chocolate came out of it. Others say that the word 'kiss' was a common confectionary term at the time to refer to a small piece of candy. Milton Hershey filed a trademark for Hershey's Kisses back in 1921.

Is it OK to freeze Hershey Kisses? ›

As a general rule, refrigerating chocolate can extend its shelf life by at least 25%, while freezing can prolong it by 50% or more. Place the original box in a heavy-duty plastic freezer bag, seal it tightly and then refrigerate for up to one year, or freeze for up to 18 months for best quality.

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Can you overcook Hershey Kisses? ›

Avoid continuing to heat them after this point, since overheating can affect the chocolate's consistency and texture. Use the melted chocolate immediately. Whether you're using it in a recipe, drizzling it over ice cream, or using it some other way, melted Kisses should be used quickly.

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Why are Hershey's Kisses so addictive? ›

sweet taste receptors alone stimulate a dopamine release, sending projections that say, 'This is a pleasurable experience; Let's do it again. ' This sugar and milk combo affects the brain like a drug, in that it triggers changes in the dopamine system on a molecular level, Avena explains.

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What is the paper part of a Hershey's Kiss? ›

That parchment paper strip is called a “plume”. Originally the paper plumes were also referred to as identification tags, possibly because they looked like miniature brand flags.

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What is Hershey's packaging made of? ›

Pulp and paper-based packaging is integral to Hershey's business.

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What are the ingredients in Hershey Kisses? ›

MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR; CHOCOLATE; SKIM MILK; COCOA BUTTER; MILK FAT; LECITHIN (SOY); NATURAL FLAVOR].