Red Velvet Peppermint Kisses are breathtakingly wonderful. These lovely Red Velvet Cookies are rolled in sugar and have amazing Hershey's peppermint kisses in the center of each one. Terrific for holidays like Christmas or Valentine's Day. If you enjoy the flavors of peppermint and chocolate, you'll love these adorable cookies.
Stir in flour with a wooden spoon until mixture is thoroughly mixed.
Shape mixture into balls.
Roll into colored sugar (or regular sugar) and place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake about 12-15 minutes until done.
Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks half way through baking time.
Remove cookies from oven and allow to cool 1 minute.
Place peppermint kiss in center of each cookie.
Allow cookies to cool completely.
Remove from pans.
Store in airtight containers.
Notes
NOTE: The peppermint kisses must be unwrapped and frozen before using. The longer you freeze them, the better they'll work in this recipe. Peppermint Kisses at room temperature will melt and dissolve when you insert them into the cookie. I recommend freezing these kisses for several days beforehand.NOTE: Candy Cane kisses are very fragile. If you try to put the kisses in the cookies and bake them, the kisses will dissolve completely. They will also melt quite a bit unless you wait for the cookies to cool about 1 minute after baking. If you wait too long the cookies won’t be soft enough to insert the kisses without difficulty. If you add them too early, the kisses will begin melting.NOTE: My oven runs slow. It took the cookies almost 20 minutes to bake completely.