These cherry blossom cookies are a family favorite treat that combines sweet cherries and rich chocolate candy! They feature cherry-flavored dough that is packed with chopped maraschino cherries and then topped off with a chocolate Hershey's Kiss! Each bite tastes just like a chocolate-covered cherry cordial!
If you love maraschino cherries, make sure you take a look at my maraschino cherry buttercream, chocolate maraschino cherry brownies, or maraschino cherry chocolate chip cookies!
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Best Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe
These fun and adorable cookies make a fantastic addition to your holiday cookie tray, are a perfect Valentine's Day treat, or can be enjoyed any day you need a tasty lunch or snack! They are so delicious that you won't be able to eat just one!
Not only are they flavorful, but they are also visually appealing! The contrasting colors will brighten up any cookie tray, dessert table, or gift box!
🥘 Ingredients
These egg-free cookies use common baking ingredients, a jar of maraschinos, and a package of your favorite Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses!
- Butter - 1 cup of room temperature unsalted butter.
- Powdered Sugar - 1 cup of confectioners' sugar.
- Maraschino Cherry Juice - 1 tablespoon of maraschino cherry juice from the jar.
- Vanilla - ½ teaspoon of pure vanilla extract. You can swap this out for cherry or almond extract.
- Maraschino Cherries - ½ cup of chopped cherries.
- Flour - 2¼ cups of all-purpose flour (up to 2½ cups).
- Sugar - 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar for rolling the cookies.
- Kisses - 36 unwrapped Hershey's Kisses™. Use your favorite kind! I recommend milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or cherry cordial.
*Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!*
🔪 How To Make Cherry Blossom Cookies
These chocolate cherry cordial cookies are a breeze to make! You will need a large mixing bowl, an electric mixer, a baking sheet, a silicone spatula, and a wire cooling rack.
This recipe will make about 3 dozen cookies.
- Cream the butter. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream together 1 cup of butter and 1 cup of confectioners sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Add. Add 1 tablespoon of maraschino cherry liquid and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
- Mix in the flour. Add the 2¼ cups of all-purpose flour and mix until fully combined, starting with only 2¼ cups of flour and adding more as needed (up to 2½ cups) to get a dough that has the consistency of playdough. *If the dough is too dry to form into balls, you can add more cherry juice 1 teaspoon at a time, until the dough is the correct consistency.
- Add the cherries. Fold in ½ cup of chopped maraschinos until just incorporated. Transfer the bowl to the fridge and chill for 20-30 minutes.
Portion & Bake The Cookies
- Preheat. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop. Once chilled, scoop the dough into tablespoon-sized portions and then roll them in 3 tablespoons of sugar until fully coated. Place them onto the baking sheet, leaving a few inches in between each one.
- Bake. Bake in the preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 10 minutes or until the edges just begin to turn golden in color.
- Top. Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately top each with an unwrapped Hershey's Kiss by gently pressing it into the center.
- Cool. Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes, and then place them onto a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
💭 Angela's Pro Tips & Recipe Notes
- This recipe could use anywhere from 2¼-2½ cups of all-purpose flour. Start with a lesser amount and gradually add more as needed.
- These cookies will be naturally pink from the cherry juice, but you can add a drop of red food coloring to make them more vibrant.
- Choose your favorite variety of Hershey's Kisses to top off these cookies. You can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or your favorite kind of kisses. Top them with a cherry cordial Hershey's kiss to take them to the next level!
🥡 Storing
Keep your cookies in an airtight storage container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Freezing
Pack your cookies into a freezer-safe container and freeze them for up to 2 months. Thaw them at room temperature before serving.
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❓ Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can use fresh cherries instead of maraschino cherries. However, don't forget to add some cherry juice to keep the cherry flavor. You may also need to adjust the sugar, as maraschino cherries are sweetened, so taste your dough before baking and adjust as needed.
Yes! These cookies are already egg-free, so you only need to do a couple of ingredient swaps to make them vegan. First, use vegan butter. Secondly, you'll want to trade Hershey's Kisses for a vegan chocolate candy alternative.
Sure! You can easily store or freeze them at room temperature for a few days. Additionally, you can freeze the dough once rolled into balls for up to 3 months. When ready to bake, let the balls thaw for 15 minutes before rolling them in the sugar and baking.
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📖 Recipe Card
Cherry Blossom Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry liquid (from the jar)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour (or more as needed)
- ½ cup maraschino cherries (chopped)
- 3 tablespoon sugar (for rolling)
- 36 Hershey's Kisses
(Note: 2x or 3x only changes the ingredient list)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream together 1 cup butter and 1 cup confectioners sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Add 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry liquid and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
- Add the 2¼ cups all-purpose flour and mix until fully combined, starting with only 2¼ cups of flour and adding more as needed (up to 2½ cups) to get a dough that has the consistency of playdough. *If the dough is too dry to form into balls, you can add more cherry juice 1 teaspoon at a time, until the dough is the correct consistency.
- Fold in the chopped ½ cup maraschino cherries until just incorporated. Transfer the bowl to the fridge and chill for 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Once chilled, scoop the dough into tablespoon-sized portions and then roll them in 3 tablespoon sugar until fully coated. Place them onto the baking sheet, leaving a few inches in between each one.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 10 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn golden in color.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately top each one with an unwrapped 36 Hershey's Kissess by gently pressing it into the center.
- Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes and then place them onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- This recipe could use anywhere from 2¼-2½ cups of all-purpose flour. Start with the lesser amount and gradually add more as needed.
- These cookies will be naturally pink from the cherry juice, but you can add a drop of red food coloring if you want to make them more vibrant.
- Choose your favorite variety of Hershey's Kisses to top off these cookies. You can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or whatever your favorite kind is. To take them to the next level, top them with a cherry cordial Hershey's kiss!
- To store: Keep your cookies stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- To freeze: Pack your cookies into a freezer-safe container and freeze them for up to 2 months. Thaw them at room temperature before serving.
noorain aris says
very good angelia i try ur recipe.cookies christmas very easy soo sweet ur tasty.
Diana says
Do the cherries need to be dry before adding them in step 4
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
They don't need to be dried, but there shouldn't be alot of liquid on them. I set my cherries on a paper towel until I chop and add them. Thanks for asking!
Roseli Prado Cunha says
Amei suas receitas, pretendo fazer!
Obrigada
"I love your recipes, I plan to make them!
Thanks"