Enjoy a delicious surprise when you bite into these Chocolate Bon Bon Cookies. Each bite-sized shortbread cookie is dipped in white chocolate and has an unexpected Hershey kiss hidden inside. Get ready to fall in love as they melt in your mouth.
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Chocolate Bon Bons
I love finding fun ways to incorporate Hershey's kisses into cookies. There is something so exciting about eating a cookie with chocolate in the middle.
A batch of these chocolate cookies with kisses is so easy to make. Adding a white chocolate coating and colorful sprinkles make the bon bons look so fancy.
Get ready to satisfy your inner chocolate lover with these chocolate bon bon cookies.
Why This Recipe Works
- Quick and easy to make. The dough comes together in minutes using a mixer and one bowl.
- No chilling time required. Fill and bake these secret kiss cookies right away.
- Use any Hershey's Kisses. Feel free to use your favorite kiss flavor for the centers.
- Perfect for every holiday. Change up the sprinkles on top of the bon bons to match the holiday or theme of any party.
Looking for more chocolate cookies to munch on? Try our dark chocolate Butterfinger cookies, chocolate blossom cookies, or these chocolate Oreo cookies.
What are bon bons?
Bon bon are small chocolate candies that have a sweet center. Bon bon cookies are a variation on this sweet treat. The soft shortbread cookies are filled with some type of center and then topped with frosting or chocolate.
Key Ingredients
For this bonbon cookie recipe, you will need basic ingredients that you probably have in your pantry, plus a bag of Hershey kisses or hugs.
- Butter - Make sure to set it out ahead of time. We always use unsalted to control the amount of salt in recipes.
- Powdered Sugar - Sweetens the cookie dough.
- Flavorings - Vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt add a great flavor to the cookies.
- Egg - Adds the liquid to the recipe and helps to bind all the ingredients together.
- Cocoa Powder - Provides the color and chocolate flavor. Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder is our favorite because it tastes great and bakes up rich and dark.
- Flour - Thickens the dough. Learn how to measure flour correctly, so your cookies turn out perfect.
- Hershey's Kisses - You can use any kiss flavor inside these cookies. We like the white chocolate hugs because of the color contrast when you bite into them.
- Topping - Ghirardelli melting wafers are our favorite for candies, truffles, or bon bons. They always melt smooth and creamy and taste great.
Have extra Hershey kisses? Use them to make strawberry kiss cookies or chocolate kiss cookies.
How to Make Bon Bon Cookies
These bon bon cookies are made with chocolate shortbread dough, filled with a Hershey kiss, and then dipped in white chocolate. The sweet candy center will melt in your mouth.
STEP 1. Mix the wet ingredients. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Add the egg and extracts and beat again.
STEP 2. Stir in the dry ingredients. Slowly mix the flour, cocoa powder, and salt into the creamy butter mixture.
STEP 3. Roll the mixture into a large dough ball. Use a knife or dough cutter to cut it into 24 even pieces.
STEP 4. Fill with a Hershey kiss. Press each piece flat and place a hug in the center. Roll the dough around the candy and place on a baking sheet. Bake and cool.
BruCrew Tip: Once the shortbread Hershey Kiss cookies are cool, dip the tops in melted white chocolate and add colorful sprinkles and sugars.
Storage Recommendations
On the Counter - Place the cookies in an airtight container once the chocolate is set. They will keep at room temperature for 4-5 days.
In the Freezer - Wrap the cookies individually in plastic wrap or place wax paper between the layers to keep them from sticking together. Place in a freezer bag and freeze for 1-2 months. Thaw and decorate before serving.
Tips and Tricks
- Use different flavor kisses for the center. Some of our favorites in these kiss cookies were the meltaways, lava cake, and caramel. We used the mint truffle kisses in these chocolate mint cookies.
- Do not overbake the cookies, or they will be dry and crumbly.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely before dipping them in melted white chocolate.
- Change the sprinkle colors to match holidays and themes.
Recipe FAQs
Truffles have a creamy chocolate center and are rolled in cocoa powder or nuts. Bon bons are molded around a fruit, nut, or candy center.
Yes, you can use any flavor of Hershey kiss that you like.
Freeze the baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight, then add the white chocolate and sprinkle toppings.
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Recipe
Chocolate Bon Bon Cookies
From the outside, Chocolate Bon Bon Cookies look like a white chocolate truffle, but hidden inside is a chocolate cookie baked around a melty chocolate kiss.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour*
- ¼ cup dark cocoa powder
- 24 Hershey’s Hugs
- ¾ cup white chocolate melting wafers
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a sheet pan with a Silpat® or parchment paper.
- Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and extracts. Mix again.
- Add salt, flour, and cocoa powder. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Cut dough ball in 24 even pieces. Place a hug (or kiss) in center of dough and close around it. Roll into a ball and place on baking sheet. Repeat with rest of dough.
- Place pan in oven and bake 10-11 minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack.
- Melt white chocolate according to package directions. Dip tops of cookies in melted chocolate and top with sprinkles. Let set before serving or storing.
Notes
*Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 132Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 58mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Laureeen
Do you have to use almond extract or can you double the vanilla extract?
Jocelyn
You can double the vanilla extract instead of using almond. I just like the flavor it adds to chocolate treats. I hope you enjoy the cookies!