Candy Cane Kisses
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Candy Cane Kisses dress up moist, chocolatey brownie bites for a festive addition to your holiday cookie platter!
Author: Samantha of Five Heart Home
Recipe type: Dessert
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 48 to 60 Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses, unwrapped & frozen
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line mini muffin pans with paper liners, or generously spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and cocoa; set aside. In a large pot set over low heat, melt butter. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and the vanilla. Temper the eggs (slowly bring up their temperature so that they don't scramble) by stirring a spoonful of the butter mixture into the eggs. Then use a wooden spoon to stir the egg mixture and flour mixture into the butter mixture until well incorporated.
- Scoop batter into lined mini muffin pans, filling each cup ⅔ full. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until just set, taking care not to overcook. After removing pans from the oven, immediately and gently press a Candy Cane Kiss onto the top of each brownie bite. Allow brownies to cool completely in pans set on a wire cooling rack until Kisses are completely hardened. Remove brownies from pans and store in an airtight container. Yields 48-60 brownie bites.
NOTES
Depending on the size of your mini muffin pans, you will probably get anywhere from 48 to 60 brownie bites. I got about 55.
Using paper liners in your mini muffin pans is recommended. However, if not, use a thin knife to loosen each cooled brownie bite before attempting to remove it from the pan.
Freezing the Kisses ahead of time will help them hold their shape as the brownie bites cool. Also be sure to have them unwrapped before your brownies come out of the oven, because you will have to work quickly getting them placed on your hot brownies!
Feel free to change up the flavors of your Kisses...Mint Truffle, Cherry Cordial, and even Caramel would also be delicious! Just beware that some varieties of Kisses have softer centers than others, and you'll need to be very gentle working with those so that they don't collapse.
Using paper liners in your mini muffin pans is recommended. However, if not, use a thin knife to loosen each cooled brownie bite before attempting to remove it from the pan.
Freezing the Kisses ahead of time will help them hold their shape as the brownie bites cool. Also be sure to have them unwrapped before your brownies come out of the oven, because you will have to work quickly getting them placed on your hot brownies!
Feel free to change up the flavors of your Kisses...Mint Truffle, Cherry Cordial, and even Caramel would also be delicious! Just beware that some varieties of Kisses have softer centers than others, and you'll need to be very gentle working with those so that they don't collapse.
Recipe by Love Grows Wild at https://lovegrowswild.com/2013/12/candy-cane-kiss-brownie-bites/