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Strawberry Kiss Cookies Recipe

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Strawberry Kiss Cookies are a delightful twist on classic sugar cookies, combining the fun of Funfetti cookie mix with a creamy cream cheese base and topped with a sweet Hershey’s Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kiss. These soft, colorful cookies are perfect for parties, holidays, or any time you crave a cute and tasty treat with a strawberry surprise on top.

Ingredients

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Cookie Dough

  • 16 ounce bag Funfetti Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 4 ounce cream cheese, softened (½ of 8-ounce package)
  • 1 large egg

Topping and Coating

  • ½ cup pink or white sanding sugar or non-pareils
  • 18 Hershey’s Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kisses (unwrapped)

Instructions

  1. Prepare Baking Sheet and Oven: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it reaches the proper temperature by the time you shape the cookies.
  2. Mix Dough: In a large mixing bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to beat the Funfetti sugar cookie mix, softened cream cheese, and one large egg together until fully combined into a soft, sticky dough.
  3. Prepare Coating: Pour the pink or white sanding sugar or non-pareils into a shallow bowl to create a coating station for the cookie dough balls.
  4. Scoop Dough: Using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out balls of the dough and drop each ball into the bowl with sugar or non-pareils.
  5. Coat and Shape: Roll the dough balls gently in the sugar until evenly coated; then roll into smooth, rounded balls.
  6. Optional Chill Dough: If the dough is too sticky to handle well, refrigerate or freeze it for 30-60 minutes. This will make it easier to scoop and roll, though it will remain slightly sticky.
  7. Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the coated cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 1 ½ inches apart to allow for spreading during baking.
  8. Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8-12 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers still look soft.
  9. Add Strawberry Kisses: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 3-5 minutes. Then press one unwrapped Hershey’s Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Kiss into the center-top of each cookie gently.
  10. Cool or Serve: Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely. They can also be served warm if preferred.

Notes

  • If the dough is too sticky to handle, chilling it makes shaping easier without compromising texture.
  • Spacing the cookies properly ensures they bake evenly and don’t spread into each other.
  • Pressing the Strawberry Kiss on after baking prevents it from melting too much and losing shape.
  • Cookies taste delicious both warm with melty kisses and cooled with slightly firm candy.

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