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Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies

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This easy cookie is perfect for filling your cookie jar this week.  Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies are pink, sparkly, and taste amazing.

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These easy strawberry cookies are topped with a truffle kiss Hershey kiss and sparkles. They are amazing!!!

I have a confession to make.

I used to be a tomboy that hated pink.  This girl grew up climbing trees and riding horses.  I’m pretty sure my husband doesn’t believe that at all because now I’m a girly girl. But somewhere there are pictures to prove it.

When we were expecting our girl, I didn’t want anyone to buy pink baby clothes.  And no ruffles or bows were allowed either.  Don’t even get me started on bows that are bigger than babies heads.  I’m still not a fan at all!  But that’s just my preference…if you love it, go for it.  

These easy strawberry cookies are topped with a truffle kiss Hershey kiss and sparkles. They are amazing!!!

Fast forward a few years, and now I’m all about pink.  Pink shoes, pink sweatshirts, pink phone case…you name it, I probably want it pink.

I’m not sure what ever happened to the tomboy in me or why I ever hated pink.  The funny thing is that pink is really one of the best colors for my daughter and I to wear.  Maybe that’s why I am embracing it now.

These easy strawberry cookies are topped with a truffle kiss Hershey kiss and sparkles. They are amazing!!!

Cake Mix Cookies

Another thing that I am totally 100% embracing are cake mix cookies.

4 years ago I made these Vanilla Fudge Whoopie Pies, and over the years I have made so many variations using a simple cake mix. Triple Chip Red Velvet, Chocolate Mint, Cinnamon Caramel… have you made cookies from cake mix yet?  It is so much fun to come up with different mix ins for each one.

You just use the dry mix along with some butter, egg, and cream cheese.  The end result is a puffy, chewy cookie that is amazing!

Tips for making Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies:

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I couldn’t wait to make another easy cookie in my favorite color.  Use a strawberry cake mix and a little bit of strawberry extract to make an easy strawberry cookie dough.  

Make sure you chill the dough at least 30 minutes.  I usually end up leaving it in my fridge for over an hour because I get distracted very easy.  Squirrel!!!

Then roll the dough into 48 even dough balls.  This sounds hard, but I have an easy tip for you.  Roll it into one large ball.Cut it in half.  Then cut those in half.  Take those 4 dough balls and roll each one into 12 balls.  

Roll each dough ball in some pink sanding sugar!  You can find the pink sanding sugar in most baking aisles in craft stores or the cake decorating aisle at Walmart.

One more fun touch for these cookies.  Hershey kisses!! Have you seen the Truffle Kisses or the new Lava Kisses?  Oh, my word!  They are seriously two of my new favorites!!!  

Make sure you freeze the kisses first.  You want the kisses to stay looking like kisses once you place them on the warm cookies!

Strawberry, chocolate, and pink sparkles…what are you waiting for?

These easy strawberry cookies are topped with a truffle kiss Hershey kiss and sparkles. They are amazing!!!

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Yield: 48 cookies

Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies

Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies

These easy strawberry cookies start with a cake mix. Adding pink sanding sugar and chocolate kiss candies turn them into a cookie that everyone will want to snack on.

Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 strawberry cake mix
  • 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon strawberry extract
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • pink sanding sugar
  • 48 chocolate truffle kisses

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Take the wrappers off the Hershey kisses and place them in a bowl and into the freezer.
  3. Combine the dry cake mix, butter, egg, and extract and mix until a soft dough forms.
  4. Add the cream cheese and mix in completely. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Roll into 48 dough balls and roll in the sanding sugar.
  6. Bake for 8 minutes. Let set on the hot cookie tray for 2 minutes before removing and placing on parchment paper.
  7. Top each cookie with a frozen kiss. Let cool completely before placing in a sealed container on the counter.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

48

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 104 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 20mg Sodium: 40mg Carbohydrates: 8g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 7g Protein: 1g
© Jocelyn @ Inside BruCrew Life
Cuisine: American / Category: Cookies & Whoopie Pies
These easy strawberry cookies are topped with a truffle kiss Hershey kiss and sparkles. They are amazing!!!

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Comments

  1. Mir says

    I’m all about pink now, too! And I wasn’t when I was younger. Maybe we’re just older and wiser.
    I love cake mix cookies! AND you covered them with sprinkles! Perfect flavor for Valentine’s, too.

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  2. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    These cookies are the perfect combination of pink, Jocelyn! I love the strawberry flavor in here! Sounds like the perfect cookie for Valentine’s Day, or just when you’re in the mood for something girly and pink! 🙂

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  3. Beth says

    I’m not a pink person, but I am a cookie person, and when it comes to Valentine’s Day I decide to like pink for about a month 🙂 I love these Jocelyn! Definitely something I’d make!

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  19. Yvonne [Tried and Tasty] says

    Oh these are too cute & totally festive! Love them! Pink has never been my favorite color either, but when it comes to food – that’s a totally different story! I love pink desserts and treats and things, they are so pretty!

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  21. ashley says

    Tried to make these today and did exactly what the directions said but when I went to make my balls the dough was to sticky and wouldn’t roll …it just stuck to my fingers and made globs when I tried adding the pink sugar…so disappointed

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  23. Caitlin says

    I can’t find strawberry extract anywhere. Where did you buy it? Can you substitute for vanilla extract? Excited to try these cookies!

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    • Jocelyn says

      Hi, Caitlin. I bought the extract at Walmart. They have quite a few different extracts in the baking aisle, but yes vanilla would work fine if you can’t find the strawberry one. I hope you love the cookies!

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  24. Amanda says

    Hi Jocelyn!

    I was wondering if you could use pureed strawberry as a substitute for the extract? Or something else besides vanilla? I am thinking that if you skip the strawberry you wouldn’t necessarily get the flavor you were going for, right?

    Thanks for the recipe!

    -Amanda

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    • Jocelyn says

      I would just use vanilla if that’s what you have on hand. I bake a lot so I have every flavor of extract in my cupboard and just used strawberry. The strawberry cake mix should have enough strawberry flavor for you. I don’t see why pureed strawberries wouldn’t work…I just haven’t tried it so I can’t say for sure.

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  25. Brittany bon says

    I tried making these last night did step by step directions left dough in fridge for an hour. The dough was very sticky so I decided to make them anyways and they were not very good, I’ve always made cake mix cookies with oil not sure what happened ?

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    • Jocelyn says

      I am so sorry to hear these didn’t work for you. If your dough was sticky, it might have needed to sit in the fridge longer. You should be able to roll these in balls with no problem. I have made so many variations of cake mix cookies using the egg, butter, and cream cheese, so I know they work.

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  26. Candice says

    Hi!! I’m so looking forward to making your cookies for my church valentine’s day party however like others I have had trouble finding strawberry extract! I did find raspberry extract though! Which do you this will taste better in your opinion? Vanilla or raspberry?? Help! Thanks so much,

    Candice

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  27. Lilly says

    when you roll the ball are you supposed to punch a small depresion in the center for the kisses to sit in once baked. In the picture there I a depression in the center of the cookie. Please explain. According to directions they are baked while still in a solid ball. Thanks

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    • Jocelyn says

      No, you bake the cookie in a ball. The cookies are soft when they come out of the oven, so when you press the frozen kiss into it, it leaves an impression.

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  28. Tiffany says

    These cookies look amazing and I can’t wait to try them. However, I’m not a fan of cream cheese. Is that a deal breaker or could I use something else?

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    • Jocelyn says

      I promise that you can’t even taste the cream cheese in these cookies. It just makes the cookie so soft and delicious. If you still don’t want to use it, you can leave it out.

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    • Jocelyn says

      Yes, they will be fine without it. The extract just gives it a stronger strawberry taste, but the cake mix has quite a bit of strawberry taste too! I hope you enjoy them!

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  31. Ramya says

    Hello

    These look amazing????Planning to make these for my daughter’s bday party and I want to bake them ahead of time.. how many days will they stay fresh on the counter?r

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    • Jocelyn says

      These cookies stay soft for a few days, as long as you keep them in a sealed container. I hope you enjoy the cookies and have a great bday party for your daughter!

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  32. Donna says

    I made these today following a similar recipe I found on Facebook. That recipe said to use a cakemix, but didn’t day what flavor and then add good coloring. When I shopped, I saw the strawberry mix and decided that would be tastier and save the step of working in the food coloring. Mine came out great! I just used milk chocolate kisses. Chilling the dough made it easy to roll.

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  33. KT says

    These were so easy, delicious, and festive looking! They were a big hit at my daughter’s Sweetheart Dance. I will be making them again for sure! Thank you 🙂

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  34. Cecilia Bibiloni says

    The picture of these gorgeous cookies caught my eye immediately. I’ll be making these tomorrow to share on Valentine’s Day Thursday. I even ordered the strawberry extract from Amazon. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

    Reply

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