Orange, clove, and chocolate are three flavors that I associate with the Christmas season. A few years ago, I began experimenting with cake mix cookies. I came up with a simple and festive spiced orange crinkle that I made with an orange cake mix. For a new twist on the cookie, I skipped rolling the cookies in powdered sugar before baking and instead plopped a chocolate Kiss in the center of the baked cookie. The three flavors together are all Christmas!
Ingredients
- 1 box of orange supreme cake mix
- 6 tablespoons of softened butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of water
- 1 teaspoon of cloves
- Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375°.
- Combine the powdered sugar and corn starch in a small bowl.
- Beat together the softened butter, eggs, water, and cloves in a large bowl.
- Slowly add the cake mix to the butter mixture. Combine thoroughly.
- Drop teaspoons of the cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven.
- Immediately press a chocolate Kiss into the centers of the baked cookies.
- Allow the cookies to cool slightly before removing from the cookie sheet.
- Store the orange clove chocolate blossoms in an airtight container.
Image Credits
Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms Recipe © 2018 Heather Johnson
Ingredients for Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms © 2018 Heather Johnson
Butter, Egg, and Water for Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms © 2018 Heather Johnson
Cloves for Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms © 2018 Heather Johnson
Cake Mix for Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms © 2018 Heather Johnson
Dough for Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms © 2018 Heather Johnson
Unbaked Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms © 2018 Heather Johnson
Baked Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms © 2018 Heather Johnson
Orange Clove Chocolate Blossoms © 2018 Heather Johnson
