Description
Soft, cake-mix-based pink cookies rolled in sanding sugar and finished with a classic chocolate kiss. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, parties, and kid-friendly baking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box white cake mix
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- Pink food coloring
- Pink sanding sugar
- Hershey’s Kisses
Instructions
- Unwrap the Hershey’s Kisses and place them in the freezer.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, melted butter, egg, and vanilla until a dough forms.
- Add the softened cream cheese and mix until fully incorporated and smooth.
- Add pink food coloring and mix until evenly colored.
- Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to chill.
- Roll small portions of dough into balls using your hands.
- Roll each dough ball in pink sanding sugar and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes.
- Remove cookies from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack.
- Press a frozen Hershey’s Kiss into the center of each warm cookie.
Notes
- Freeze the chocolate kisses so they keep their shape.
- Use white cake mix for the brightest pink color.
- Do not overbake; cookies should stay soft and pale.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg