Soft gingerbread cookies dressed up with white chocolate Kisses with milk chocolate swirls. A pretty, delicious addition to any holiday party or cookie swap.
It was love at first bite with these White Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies. I popped one in my mouth while the cookie was still warm and the Kiss was a soft, melty puddle of creamy white chocolate – a perfect contrast to the soft, spicy cookie.
I adapted the recipe for high altitude baking. You’ll find the original recipe along with other delicious holiday cookie recipes on the McCormick website. Before I made the cookies, I was a little concerned about adding 2 teaspoons ground ginger, but went ahead and added it, and they were spiced just right.
The dough is easy to make, but it’s very sticky before the 4 hours in the fridge. After the long chill though, it’s the perfect consistency to form in to balls to roll in the sugar. I used sugar in the raw because we like the crunchy texture, but use granulated sugar if your prefer.
After eating the hot cookie with the melted chocolate, I couldn’t resist warming up a cookie in the microwave before I ate it. You’ll want to warm it up for a few seconds until the cookie part is hot but not the Kiss, then (if you can) wait for minute or two for the chocolate to start to melt. Bliss!
White Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Ginger Ground
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Cinnamon Ground
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon McCormick® Nutmeg Ground
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, softened
- ⅔ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 60 white and milk chocolate swirled kiss-shaped candies
Instructions
- Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Set aside. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar to coat. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Immediately press a chocolate candy into center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.
Notes
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by McCormick, but all opinions expressed are always my own.
sally @ sallys baking addiction
Gorgeous cookies Barbara! I am a sucker for molasses/gingerbread cookies and pairing them with chocolate (especially white chocolate) is down right heavenly. The Hugs look so pretty on top!
Terra
I love gingerbread cookies, but I bet the addition of the hugs really makes the flavor even better in the cookies! They look wonderful, Hugs, Terra
Betty
I love gingerbread cookies, and you can’t go wrong adding a bit of white chocolate to anything. They sound so good with that melted kiss on top! 🙂
Angie@Angie's Recipes
So pretty and festive. I love these holiday cookies.
Valérie (Franche-Comté)
Barbara
On termine la semaine en beauté chez toi
Bises bon WE.
Valérie.
Winnie
Barbara: These sound and look great. I love those Hershey hugs and can’t wait to try these.
My Inner Chick
I’m making these for the holidays.
Beautifully — Gorgeously Presented.
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Rachael {SimplyFreshCooking}
Such a cute cookie!!! xo
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
Looove these!
Donna
Such a fun holiday update on the peanut butter chocolate kiss cookie!
Barbara
I love that idea, Barbara! And not only the flavors, but how adorable they look.
Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen
I was at Target yesterday just a little overwhelmed at all the different kiss flavors they have out now! When did that happen? The last time I baked with kisses, they had one option: chocolate. My, how things have changed 🙂
Susan
What a delicious combination! They are cute as can be too.
Averie @ Averie Cooks
The gingerbread cookies look so soft and moist and perfectly chewy and the kisses, are just the finishing great little touch!
Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen
This would make a good addition to any dessert table- so pretty!
Melissa B
Such pretty cookies! Sharing on google+ and Pinterest. =)
Happy Holidays!
Sarah, Maison Cupcake
These are so pretty! Very distinctive. I’m always wishing we had Hersheys here!
Rosa
So pretty and wonderfully spicy! Those are lovely cookies.
Cheers,
Rosa
Blog is the New Black
What a fantastic idea!
Carol
Yes please! And thank you……..what a great combination-white chocolate and gingerbread. And the dough can be made ahead too-perfect! I think I just found an addition to the Christmas cookie tray this year.
Thank you Barbara!
Barbara Schieving
Thanks Carol. It’ll be a great addition.