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Red Velvet Kiss Cookies (gluten-free)

Dec 18, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! These Red Velvet Kiss Cookies are a fun, chocolate-filled, festive cookie to make for Christmas.

Tray of kiss cookies

Do you love chocolate cookies?

I love chocolate.

The only problem with Holiday desserts to me is that chocolate is often accompanied by different flavors. Chocolate peppermint, white chocolate gingerbread, etc. I love all those flavors. But just chocolate? That’s the dessert I crave most.

So how about a chocolate-filled, festive dessert?! These Red Velvet Kiss Cookies are a little twist on the classic, but just as easy to make.

They start out similar to my red velvet cookie recipe. The edges are crispy and the center is soft. My chocolate cookies have a rich, intense chocolate flavor, so be prepared! These cookies are definitely for dark chocolate fans.

Then, you can roll your cookie dough in some sparkly festive red sprinkles or sugar, for some extra pizzazz!

The fun part is last: Pick whatever kiss you would like to put in the center. I love milk chocolate, my kids love candy cane mint, but the options are endless.

If you need a fun, easy, festive, gluten-free cookie recipe that you can make with kids this Holiday season, definitely make these!

Cookie ingredients

Let’s chat about what you need to make these cookies.

To make these cookies gluten-free, you’ll need to use a gluten-free all purpose flour blend. Be sure to use gluten-free kisses in the center as well (i.e. no cookies ‘n creme kisses).

To make these cookies dairy-free, you can use coconut oil or a dairy-free butter alternative. You will also need to find dairy-free chocolate squares that you can gently place in the center, instead of kisses.

To make these cookies red velvet, the red food color is a must have. If you don’t care about the extra red festivity, you could leave it out. Instead, you’ll just have chocolate kiss cookies (which is still delicious!).

By the way, my recipe is has a little more cocoa powder than most, for an extra rich cookie. The red velvet color will be a little darker because of this.

To decorate these cookies, I recommend these fine, red sanding sprinkles. Alternatively, you could use another color of fine sprinkles (green or white) or sugar. If you don’t want to do either, you can leave the outside of the cookies plain too.

For the Hershey Kisses, the flavor options are endless. My kids loved the candy cane mint most. I prefer milk chocolate. Hot cocoa, cherry cordial, and caramel would be pretty killer too. Whatever flavor you can find, that goes with chocolate and sounds delicious, it’s up to you!

Cookie process pictures

Tips for making the cookies:

These Red Velvet Kiss Cookies start with a simple chocolate cookie dough batter.

First, you’ll cream together your softened butter and sugar. Add your red food color, vanilla extract and egg and briefly blend in.

In a separate bowl you’ll whisk together your flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Then, add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients. You can use a fine mesh strainer to add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients, to ensure there are no cocoa powder clumps, if you’d like. After stirring them together, you should have a thick cookie dough batter.

Then you’ll scoop and roll each cookie dough ball in sprinkles/sugar till it’s covered entirely. Repeat till you have 12 cookies per pan. Bake your cookies for 9-11, or till the edges have set and the center looks underdone. These cookies won’t spread too much, and they will be thick.

Gently press a kiss in the middle, causing the cookie to spread out. Don’t push too hard, or you’ll melt your kiss too much!

Let them cool entirely, then devour! 🙂

3 cookies on a plate

If you love festive Christmas desserts filled with chocolate, but don’t want to make something complicated, these cookies are perfect. And bright red cookies with chocolate candy in the middle? Of course, my kids LOVE these!

If you make these, let me know what you think. I look forward to hearing from all of you when you make my recipes! Comment, below, or find me on Instagram and tag me in your pictures. I can’t wait to see them!

More Christmas cookies I love: gluten-free Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies, grain-free Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies, Mexican Hot Cocoa Cookies and Peppermint Meltaway Cookies.

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Red Velvet Kiss Cookies (gluten-free)
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
11 mins
Total Time
31 mins
 
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 128 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp red food color
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cup gluten-free all purpose flour (or regular flour)
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • red sprinkles or extra sugar, for rolling cookies in (optional)*
  • 20 Hershey kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
  1. To begin, preheat your oven to 350 and line two pans with parchment paper (or spray with non-stick spray).

  2. To a large mixing bowl, add your butter and sugar and cream them together with a mixer for a couple minutes, till creamy. Add your red food color, vanilla and egg and blend again briefly till all ingredients are combined.

  3. To a separate, small mixing bowl, add your flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk thoroughly till well combined.

  4. Pour your dry ingredients into your wet ingredients and mix them together till you have a smooth cookie dough batter.

  5. *Prepare your bowl of sprinkles (or extra sugar) for rolling the cookies in. Scoop each cookie, roll it around covering it entirely in sprinkles, and place it onto your pan. Repeat. Evenly space your cookies apart, with no more than 12 cookies per pan. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or till the edges of the cookies are set but the center looks a touch underdone.

  6. Remove your cookies from the oven, and gently press a Hershey kiss into the center of each cookie. Let cool entirely then devour!

Recipe Notes

Stored in an airtight container these cookies taste best within the first 3-4 days.

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