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Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to hear Christmas music until Thanksgiving has come and gone. Every Sunday after Thanksgiving, I help put up my parents’ Christmas decorations and watch Murray claim ownership of the tree skirt and attempt to fit inside Baby Jesus’ manger. Another Christmas tradition is
What are spritz cookies, you ask? Spritz cookies are those pretty shaped cookies you often see on cookie trays. You have a special tool called a cookie press that pushes the dough through stencils to make different shapes. You can easily knock out a few dozen spritz cookies in just a few minutes, so they are ideal to make when you need lots of cookies.
What I love about these cinnamon spritz cookies is they are melt-in-your-mouth buttery goodness spiced with cinnamon. Not to mention the caramel kiss that oozes out over top when you take a bite.
I am sad to announce that this is the first and last time I’ll be making these cinnamon spritz cookies. You see, I managed to get two dozen in the oven. When I was using the last bit of dough, my cookie press got stuck. After trying to get the dough out, it snapped apart. I thought, ok I’ll just snap it back together. Unfortunately, a piece of plastic was laying on the counter, and the press did not stay together. Boo hiss. I got it as a gift a few years ago, so I’m going to see what the warranty is. Since I don’t have a receipt, I’m not sure what the company would do for me.
Caramel Kiss Cinnamon Spritz Cookies
Author: Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)
Serves: Roughly 2 1/2 dozen cookies, depending on stencils
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 30 Caramel Hershey’s Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Have 3 ungreased cookie sheets ready*. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, yolk, and vanilla until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well mixed, about 1-2 minutes.
- Prepare cookie press with desired stencil then fill with dough**. Press cookies about 1 inch apart onto each cookie sheet. Bake until edges are lightly browned, about 8-11 minutes. Immediately place an unwrapped kiss in the center of each cookie and gently press down to attach. Remove cookies to a cooling rack and cool completely.
Notes
*If you only have two cookie sheets, bake as directed then let one of the cookie sheets cool for a few minutes before using again. **If you don’t have a cookie press, you can make them like regular thumbprint cookies. Just roll into balls and flatten a little with your thumb before baking.
Source: Adapted from Land O’ Lakes 5th Annual Holiday Cookies Cookbook
As I said earlier, I am giving away one Hershey’s #CookieHQ Baking Prize Pack, which include the following:
· 1 Hershey’s®Cookie Headquarter Apron
· 1 pkg. Hershey’s® Baking Melts Chocolates
· ;1 pkg. Hershey’s® Bits ‘o’ Brickle® Toffee Chips
· 1 pkg. Hershey’s® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
· ;1 pkg. Hershey’s® Kisses® Chocolates
· ;1 canister Hershey’s® Cocoa
· ;1 set of recipe cards featuring the core Hershey’s® holiday recipes
The giveaway is now closed. Ruta was the winner.
Disclaimer: I was given two Hershey’s Baking Prize Packs, one to bake with and one to give away. I was not further compensated for this post. All opinions and photographs are mine.
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I’ll be making tons and tons of cookies to give away as gifts this holiday season. I’m a sucker for the Heath bits, so I’d definitely make some chocolate chip, toffee chip ones!
I use Hershey’s Cocoa Powder daily in my oatmeal, the Baking Melts would be for dipping my Almond Crescents, and you gotta have come classic Chocolate Chip Cookies!
My mother-in-law loves my truffles, so I’ll use the chocolate for that. It would be fun to try toffee truffles this year too
My family has been wanting a chocolate toffee poke cake. I will use the toffee chips.
I would love to try those new baking melts so I’d make chocolate chip cookies – unoriginal, but delicious.
I love caramel and cinnamon together. Yum! And as for the Hershey’s products, I’d make chocolate toffee pb cookies and try to get them out of the house before devouring them all…
This year we are doing a cookie decorating party instead of our traditional “cookie swap”. Those choc. chips are always the perfect thing for the eyes or buttons on our decorated snowmen. And I have never had anything but trouble with those cookie press gadgets! I am going to try this cinnamon cookie recipe with some pumpkin spice Hershey kisses I have leftover.
I would definitely make my heavenly chocolate chocolate chip cookies and hot chocolate to share with my family! I love chocolate!
Yes, I’ll be using at least three of those items. Love Hersheys!
2 minute fudge!!!!
i can just TASTE those toffee pieces in some blondies! of course, we bake tons during the holidays with the kids so this would all get used up quickly :)