Thank you Hamilton Beach for partnering with me on this recipe. All opinions are my own.
How was your Christmas? I hope it was everything you wanted it to be and filled with joy and love. I actually had a beautiful Christmas and got an awesome attachment for my stand mixer and a TV and a wireless receiver so I can watch Food Network while I’m cooking in my kitchen. My kids are at such a fun age and it’s the first Christmas they both were excited and aware what was going on. I had a wonderful time making our Christmas meal and memories with my mama who had come to stay for the holiday. We all made sure to reflect on the true meaning of the holiday and to be thankful. All in all it couldn’t have been any better except for one “gift” I wasn’t planning on.
I spent half the day on Christmas Eve in minor emergency care with shingles. I’m thinking Santa mixed up jewelry that jingles with shingles???
I felt so awful on Christmas Eve and I was so worried I was going to spend Christmas in bed and miss seeing my kiddos’ excitement on Christmas morning and leave my mama to cook the meal we had planned all by herself. I sent up a prayer I could make it through Christmas day and it was answered. Despite the nerve pain and feeling extremely run down on Christmas Eve, my case of Shingles never turned into the horror story I’ve heard from others. Though I wasn’t 100% on Christmas Day I managed to enjoy it and help prepare the meal.
My new Hamilton Beach food processor made it easier for me by doing the hard chopping work for these Coated Caramel Kiss Cookies. The easy to use food processor made short work of the almonds and toffee bits these cookies are coated with.
The Hamilton Beach Snap and Stack 10 cup food processor was great for chopping the ingredients for these cookies, but it can also mix, puree, shred, and slice. It’s so versatile in can be used in everything from soups and salads to desserts. I love the big buttons and the indicators for what function it’s set on. The food processor’s capabilities are gourmet, but it’s so simple to use which was a huge help to me especially on that Christmas day when I wasn’t feeling great. It’s also super easy to store which is great in my full kitchen.
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¼ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 dozen Hershey's Kisses with Caramel
- ½ cup ground almonds
- ½ cup ground toffee bits
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Remove wrappers from the caramel kisses.
- Chop almonds and toffee bits together in Hamilton Beach food processor.
- Pour toffee and almond mixture into a separate bowl.
- Cream together butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
- In a measuring cup or separate small bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt blending well to form dough.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
- Use cookie scoop to form one inch balls from the dough.
- Roll the cookies in the almond toffee mixture to thoroughly coat each one.
- Place the cookie on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake approximately 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and immediately press a caramel kiss into the center of each cookie.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool.
These cookies may look complicated with the coating and the Kisses in the middle, but they are an easy dough to make, the almonds and the toffee can be chopped in the food processor, and the kisses are just popped in as soon as they come out of the oven. They’re pretty cookies that look like more effort than they are. 🙂
I found this recipe in The Cookie Bible that I picked up at Target (a great cookie cook book by the way) and I used caramel kisses instead of plain chocolate and I added toffee to the almonds for a couple of flavor twists. It is super important to put the kisses in as soon as they come out of the oven while the cookies are still soft so that they sink in. Work fast!
Despite spending Christmas Eve in minor care ER, I had a great Christmas and we had a beautiful meal of prime rib, roasted veggies, and a hash brown casserole. Everyone kept talking about the Coated Caramel Kiss Cookies though which were a hit and easy to do thanks to a simple recipe and the Hamilton Beach food processor that saved me a LOT of chopping. The cookies will definitely be making an appearance at next year’s Christmas gathering (and throughout the year as you can have these anytime) but hopefully Santa won’t get mixed up and we can skip the shingles.
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Whitney @ It's Gravy, Baby! says
January 6, 2015 at 7:47 pmWe would definitely make salsa with this.
Michelle S says
January 6, 2015 at 6:45 pmI like making almond butter.
Emma says
January 6, 2015 at 2:58 pmhttps://balancingemma.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/yummy-peanut-butter-cookie-recipe/
Above is my link to my blog for a gluten free peanut butter cookie reciepe. They are wonderful and I actually used a caramel kiss in mine too!! Hope you like, I will try your cookies for sure!!
Julie Raye says
January 6, 2015 at 2:21 pmMango salsas are a big thing in our household
V Clarkson says
January 6, 2015 at 4:53 amI would make an avocado dip
M Clarkson says
January 5, 2015 at 9:55 pmMaking an almond butter with this if I win
Sarah Halstead says
January 5, 2015 at 3:52 pmThose look amazing! Salsa!
Lindsay Eidahl says
January 5, 2015 at 8:25 amThese look so good and your pictures are so great! Thank you for sharing on Show Me Saturday!
Shannon says
January 4, 2015 at 6:57 pmI like to make veggie burgers with mine.
natalie yeoman says
January 4, 2015 at 4:04 pmour homemade rum cake.
Linda says
January 4, 2015 at 3:29 pmsalsas are great.
Mirian says
January 4, 2015 at 5:09 amI would make coleslaw when i had my old one.
Vero M says
January 4, 2015 at 2:07 amI would love to make some fresh salsa.
Birdiebee says
January 3, 2015 at 7:47 pmI don’t have a favorite recipe as I have never used a food processor before in all of my years of cooking. I sure would love to try to make a Butternut Squash soup using a food processor.
Carla S says
January 3, 2015 at 6:25 pmMy favorite is wedding cookies.
Kellie Rose Wilson says
January 3, 2015 at 6:06 pmfresh salsa!!
Heidi S. says
January 3, 2015 at 5:47 pmMy favorite thing to make in a food processor is ice cream.
Elisa says
January 3, 2015 at 1:13 pmWe’ve only had a food processor for about 6 months so I don’t have a favorite recipe to use it for yet. Well, except for helping to make my homemade laundry soap. LOL
Julie says
January 3, 2015 at 1:08 pmchocolate chip scones for sure
Christina S says
January 3, 2015 at 12:55 pmI definitely need one of these in my life! My “gourmet potatoes” would be a million times easier with a food processor! All those potatoes, onions, and cheese! Thanks for the chance!
Marie says
January 3, 2015 at 11:51 amTomatillo Onion Avocado Salsa
Sarah @ Sarah's Kitchen says
January 3, 2015 at 4:00 amThese cookies look delicious!
Cathy says
January 2, 2015 at 10:15 pmThese look great and I love the almond and toffee touch! Stopping by from the made from Pinterest link party! 🙂
Cathy
Higinio Calderón Jr says
January 2, 2015 at 8:58 pmI would love to make a salsa.
Donna says
January 2, 2015 at 3:12 pmi love making hummus dips
Erin M. says
January 2, 2015 at 5:47 amHummus is my favorite recipe that uses a food processor!
[email protected] in Pyjamas says
January 2, 2015 at 4:53 amVisiting from Showcase your talent Thursday. I’ve never made kiss cookies before even though it’s been on my bake list for ages, I like this variation with the almond coating. I co-host Sweet and Savoury Sunday and would love for you to stop by and share this and other recipes with us when the party goes live Saturday Morning. Happy New Year!
Prasert says
January 1, 2015 at 11:06 pmmy homemade hummus
lori clark says
January 1, 2015 at 7:55 pmI have never had a food processor, but I imagine I could make some great things in it!
Heather Dawn says
January 1, 2015 at 7:42 pmI like to make pesto.
shirley says
January 1, 2015 at 7:36 pmLarge batch of Salsa is made faster with a food processor.
Amanda Sakovitz says
January 1, 2015 at 7:36 pmI love homemade salsa!
Heather in VA says
January 1, 2015 at 7:16 pmFresh salsa. There is nothing better in summer when tomatoes are perfect and cheap. Lots of cilantro and lime. Yum!
Melanie Montgomery says
January 1, 2015 at 6:40 pmI like the fresh salsa recipe.
Beckie Bergeron says
January 1, 2015 at 6:31 pmI love to make hummus. Pie Crust is also a breeze!
Thomas Murphy says
January 1, 2015 at 6:30 pmI like to make Hummus with a food processor.
alicia szemon says
January 1, 2015 at 5:37 pmMy favorite recipe using a food processor is of course cheesecake!!!(:
Margot C says
January 1, 2015 at 3:51 pmHummus is the obvious thing to make in a food processor; making it by hand is not easy!
Lauryn C says
January 1, 2015 at 12:19 pmI love to make salsa in a food processor.
Cindy says
December 31, 2014 at 12:36 pmMy favorite recipe is oatmeal raisin walnut cookies.
itzia says
December 31, 2014 at 9:19 ammy favorite recipe that uses a food processor is hummus.
[email protected] says
December 30, 2014 at 7:52 amMmmmmm, these cookies look delicious! I can’t wait to try them! Thanks for sharing! PINNED!
Robin A. says
December 29, 2014 at 10:12 pmpeppermint bark
Annette says
December 29, 2014 at 12:29 pmMy favorite recipe that uses a food processor is Tuscan Vegetable Soup. It calls for lots of veggies (plus I double the recipe) and since I don’t use canned or frozen, I have tons of chopping slicing to do.
Karilyn Putt says
December 29, 2014 at 11:18 amI have never owned a food processor, but this looks truely amazing! I will have to look into saving up for one, now! if I need things chopped-it’s always by hand.
Michelle Proper says
December 29, 2014 at 8:13 amThat would be my pecan pie bar cookies 🙂
[email protected] Meal says
December 29, 2014 at 6:47 amNow I know what to do with all those kisses I got for Christmas! What a great idea for using them all up.