Swap peanut butter cookies for chocolate in these festive chocolate kiss cookies.

A touch ofpeppermintextract in the dough would also be a welcome addition.

)all-purpose flour

1/2cup(about 1 5/8 oz.

chocolate kiss cookies

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Line a large rimmed baking sheet using parchment paper.

Place remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a bowl; roll balls in sugar to coat.

Arrange 12 dough balls on prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.

ingredients for chocolate kiss cookies

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Bake cookies:

Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes.

Remove from oven; immediately press 1 chocolate kiss into center of each cookie.

Return to oven; bake at 375F for 2 more minutes.

parchment paper on baking sheet

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Remove from oven; cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes.

Transfer cookies to a wire rack.

Repeat process with remaining 24 balls and kisses.

creaming butter and sugars

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Let cookies cool completely on wire rack, about 20 minutes.

cookie batter

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chocolate cookie dough

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rolling chocolate cookie dough and rolling in sugar

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chocolate kiss cookies after baking

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chocolate kiss cookies

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