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Gingerbread blossom cookies with Hershey hugs on top sitting on a wooden board. More cookies in the background.

Gingerbread Blossoms

Olivia Daly
Gingerbread blossoms are a beautiful soft and chewy gingerbread cookie with a Hershey hug on top. Perfect for the holidays or a beautiful addition to a cookie tin.
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Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 16 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 42
Calories 111 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups (360g) all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup (171g) unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2/3 cup (120g) dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup (130g) molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup (65g) granulated sugar or white sanding sugar
  • 42 Hershey hugs (or any kind) (unwrapped)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line or spray a baking pan and set aside. Add the 1/3 cup granulated or sanding sugar to a small bowl, set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, black pepper, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine and set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl, add the butter and brown sugar. Cream together for 3 minutes on medium speed.
  • Add in the molasses and mix until combined. Add the egg and mix until combined, then add in the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until combined.
  • Scoop heaping tbsp cookies onto your baking tray. Gently roll them into balls and then coat them in the sugar we set aside earlier. Baking for about 8-10 minutes, the edges should just start to feel firm. (*See notes)
  • Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then press a Hershey hug into the top of each cookie. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to fully cool before storing in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Enjoy!

Notes

*While the cookies bake, make sure you have all the hugs unwrapped and ready to go so the cookies don't overcool. If they overcool, they'll crack more when you push the hugs in.
**Based on Taste of Home's recipe

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 55mgPotassium: 63mgSugar: 9gCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.6mg
Keyword Gingerbread blossoms, Gingerbread kiss cookies
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