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Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe! {5-Ingredient Coconut Cookie}

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This festive 5 ingredient Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe will help you create the most adorable little cookies… perfect for any holiday!

You know what makes a great cookie? The inability to have just one! Oh, and of course chocolate. That’s a must-have, too. That’s why this easy Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe is so fantastic! With just 5 ingredients, sweet Hershey Kisses, and the wow-factor that will keep your guests grabbing for more, you’ve got a winner!

Plus… I love just how versatile this Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe is! This easy Cake Mix Cookie Recipe creates the perfect little festive addition to your Christmas dessert table, but thanks to the coconut, they also make the cutest little Easter cookies, too! Oh come on, who are we kidding… this sweet little Thumbprint Hershey Kiss Cookie can be served all year long! Yep, they’re that good!

So what are you waiting for? Here’s what you’ll need to make your Chocolate Kiss Cookies…

Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe

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Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe

This festive 5 ingredient Hershey Kiss Cookies Recipe will help you create the most adorable little cookies… perfect for any holiday!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time23 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, easy
Servings: 3 dozen

Ingredients

  • 15.25 oz. Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix {1 box}
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Melted Butter, or Canola Oil, or Vegetable Oil
  • 1 1/2 cups Sweetened Coconut Flakes
  • 36 Hershey Kisses unwrapped {10.8 oz bag is plenty}

Instructions

  • With mixer, mix Cake Mix, Eggs, and Oil together in medium mixing bowl until well combined.
  • Place dough in fridge, and refrigerate for a minimum of 45 minutes.
  • While waiting for dough to chill, line cookie sheets with parchment paper, and pour coconut flakes into small bowl and set aside.
  • After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Roll dough into small tablespoon sized balls, then roll around in coconut and press flakes onto the entire surface of the dough ball.
  • Place on parchment lined cookie sheets, approx. 2 inches apart. {do not flatten dough balls}
  • Bake for approx. 7 – 9 minutes, or until done. {time can vary depending on style of cookie sheets you use – nonstick vs. aluminum}
  • Immediately after removing from oven carefully place an unwrapped Hershey Kiss in the center of each cookie, and gently push down.
  • Allow to cool for a minute or two, then carefully transfer to cooling racks to finish cooling. ENJOY!

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Comments

    • Heidi says

      Aww… thank you! And you’re right ~ they would make the cutest little addition to your holiday dessert tables! 🙂

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    • Heidi says

      Aww… thank you, Aimsy! They really would make the cutest little gifts, and you’re right… they would be really hard to resist! I guess that’s a good excuse to bake a double batch? 🙂

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    • Heidi says

      That’s perfect timing, Rosemary! These are about as easy as they come… which can be so nice to have something so simple to bake around the holidays! 🙂

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  13. CoCo says

    Heidi, these look amazing! We’ve loved everything we’ve tried from you so far and I know we’ll be adding these to the list too. You had me the minute I saw the Hershey’s Kiss and I can’t wait to make these with the littles. Thank you for the recipe, CoCo

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    • Heidi says

      Thanks so much, Michelle! The coconut flakes really do take the flavor of these thumbprint cookies to the next level!

      Reply

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