My mom was a chocoholic – that probably has a lot to do with why I am also a chocoholic! At any given time, you could find Hershey’s KISSES at our home (well if you were ME, you could find them – I’ll explain below!). Mom liked to snack on KISSES while she watched television in the evenings. I remember seeing the little silver foil wrapper balls piled on the table next to her chair. Even after I grew up and moved out of the family home, I would see the same little foil balls on her table when I would visit. The only difference is that the little balls were now more colorful!
So my mom used to hide her kisses. Well she hid all of her candy, because as I mentioned above, I am a chocoholic. I have been since I was teeny tiny. The thing that was so funny is that I could find the kisses anywhere she hid it. Even if I wasn’t looking for it specifically, I would somehow magically go to where it was hidden. Mom would just laugh in disbelief, then of course she would share with me. No Hershey’s Kiss was safe with me around, and my mom’s laughter each time this happened, and us sharing Kisses, is a memory I will treasure forever. Mom passed away in 2006, but til this day, I think of her fondly when I indulge in a few Hershey’s KISSES (and sometimes share with my own daughter!).
Here is a fun infographic and explains the anatomy of a Hershey’s KISSES Chocolate!
Hershey’s KISSES aren’t just any chocolate – they are exceptional. I adore the rich flavor, and I even bake with them. One of our favorite cookies is the Chocolate Kiss Cookies I posted about awhile ago.
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THE GIVEAWAY:
One (1) winner will receive 4 bags of Hershey’s Kisses!
Open to US only. Giveaway ends 2/28.
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189 Responses
I had Hershey kisses at my wedding as a favor on the tables. The difference was that they had the flag on top with my name and that of my husband and the wedding date and little saying on the other side.
Happy Birthday!!! And we have something in common friend! Not only are we both chocoholics, our moms were too! xoxo
GREAT review and thanks for the shout out!
xo
Leslie
Leslie Loves Veggies (and Hershey’s KISSES too!)
Thank you my friend! We DO have something in common (lots actually!). Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your KISSES!
xoxo Yes we do have lots in common! You’re actually My blogger hero! I think you are amazing! Don’tcha just love those KISSES? 🙂
Leslie
Getting box of cookies with Hersey’s Kiss on top for Christmas.
Visiting Hershey PA. I love that the streetlamps look like Kisses!
I loved when my kids tried them for the first time.
i loved getting them in party bags
As a kid I was thrilled whenever my aunt made cookies with a hershey kiss nestled in the center!
My dad loved Hershey kisses. He was a really easy going guy. I used to give him a bag on his birthday, which was just enough for him. Miss him dearly!
My favorite memory of Kisses is going on the little ride they have just outside the gates of Hershey Park showing you how Kisses are made and getting a sample at the end. My kids were licking their lips at the sight of all the melted chocolate.
A few weeks before Christmas, I bought Hershey’s Kisses for a cookie recipe, when I began to make them, I discovered the Hershey’s Kisses were gone. My hubby ate them, so he had to get me more, lol 🙂
I remember when I was in elementary school that I won a giant sized Hershey kiss as part of the Valentines celebration. I can remember getting home and me and my brother getting out a knife to chop off pieces to eat. Then I remember the disappointment when we found out that this giant Hershey kiss was actually hollow. This was especially troubling for my brother because there was no longer enough chocolate for me to share!!!
My grandpa used to always keep a bowl of kisses out for us.
my son being born 2 months ago
I remember receiving one of those giant Hershey Kiss filled candy canes every year at Christmas. There is nothing better than cracking that candy cane open to dig into the chocolate, and nothing worse than realizing you have just eaten the last piece.
My brother would limit all chocolate to his little boys when they were young. When his oldest was about 3 or 4, we were all at my parents. Q was in the house with my sister, who was giving him some Hershey kisses. When his dad came in and asked him what he was doing (he did not even know about the kisses) Q looked at his dad and said Aunt J gave me chocolate 🙂 (Not that my brother was mad or anything, we all just burst out laughing at how fast Q ratted my sis out). 🙂
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I remember making peanut butter kiss cookies to take to school on Valentine’s Day. Being in the warm kitchen with my mom. My job, of course, was to unwrap the kisses. I can almost smell warm peanut butter now.
My daughter trying her first Hershey’s Kiss!
My grandpa loved kisses, so I remember climbing up on his lap as a child and we would eat them like crazy!
Eating kisses with my mom when I was a kid while watching the muppets show.
Making hershey’s sugar cookie blossoms at Christmas
Mine is the Valentines that my kids put Kisses in my lunch along with a bunch of cut out hearts with messages on them
My stepmom and I used to make cookies with Hershey’s kisses on top when I was a kid.
Sharing kisses with kisses.
my husband asked my to marry him using kisses, He spelled it out MARRY ME i said yes.
making peanut butter cookies and putting hershey kisses on top for my kids…they love them
Mmmmm Hershey kisses! Another chocoholic here! I always put Kisses in the Christmas stockings and we loved our visits to Hershey, PA. mmmmm
I could go for a Hershey’s Kiss right now!
We went to Hershey Park as a kid and Hershey’s Kisses were all over the hotel room that we stayed in. It was wonderful for me as a child, well it would be now as well.
My parents always have kisses at their house.
Eating them along with Hot Buttered Popcorn at the movies.
My little grandson always asked for chockit but what he wanted was a Hershey’s kiss.
I remember getting Hershey kisses from the cutest little boy when we were in elementary school.
Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
Kisses on pretzels. Yum.
using Hershey’s Kisses as Christmas decoration (they didn’t last long 🙂 )
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
pumuckler {at} gmail {dot} com
Giving one to my son for the first time. He LOVED them!
We always got Kisses in our Christmas stockings.
My favorite Hershey Kisses sweet memory is when I was a child, finding chocolate kisses in my christmas stocking!
When my mom use to put Hershey Kisses in our lunch bags for a surprise.
I was eating a hershey kiss when I first met my future husband.
Going through the town of Hershey and seeing the Hershey Kiss street lamps. The most wonderful thing about that city is that it smells like chocolate.
Oh that sounds like a wonderful place. How cute about the street lamps!
When I frist saw Hershey’s Kisses with macadamia nuts — about time!
sharing kisses at valentines
I used a Hershey kiss as a pick up line at a bar and was surprised. I went up to a beautiful lady and asked her if I could give her a kiss. She replied yes. I gave her a kiss in both ways.
I dont think I have any specific memories, but I do know I LOVE THEM
I love baking peanut butter kisses cookies with my kids. What a memory.
Sitting and chatting with my daughter while sharing a bag of Kisses
I once won a giant Kiss for the best scary Halloween drawing!
OMG!!!! I love kisses, these just melt in your mouth, and are great on yop of cookies…YUMMMMM
I guess my sweetest memory of Hershey’s kisses was when i was about 8 yrs . old and my mother handing out some kisses in the kitchen when i was young, it was a big deal back then as kisses were something new to me, long long ago
Baking cookies with my children and putting the Hershey Kisses on top! Great memories.
jo*****@*****il.com
My grandparents always had a dish of Hershey’s Kisses on the desk in their kitchen, and Nana would always give me a few of them every time I came to visit.
My favorite Hershey’s Kisses memories are when my mom used to put them in my lunchbox as a kid. She always seemed to know when I needed a little extra sweetness.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
baking hersey cookies with mom
The first time I had the hershey’s kisses with caramel, I was in heaven and I told my friends. not a joke – really, this is a true story.
My daughter gave me a big hersheys kiss for valentines day
My favorite Hershey Kisses memory is from the 70’s when I was a kid when you could tour the real Hershey, PA chocolate factory (You can’t do that anymore) and seeing (and smelling) all the millions of Hershey Kisses on the conveyor belt.
We had a candy bar at our wedding in lieu of wedding favors and there certainly were hershey kisses!
eating a lot of my hallowween candy all at once.
I remember how excited I was when I found out they started making dark chocolate kisses
making peanut butter blossom cookies with my son. He took them as a treat for his class. I swear, he still asks if I have any hershey kisses so I can make those cookies, all these years later.
Sharing Hershey kisses with my little grandaughter…she game me a real kiss each time
i remember making peanut butter cookies with the hershey kiss in the middle with my grandmother
ry****@*ol.com
My favorite Aunt ALWAYS had Kisses in a candy dish at her house!! This Aunt Mary was THE person I always “ran away from home” to! She offered a shoulder to vent on, a chocolate kiss…. somehow the world seemed better after visiting Aunt Mary!
My sweetest moment with Kisses was when my daughter and I made Valentine’s using Kisses for her classmates when she was little.
When i was growing up, I loved Hershey’s Kisses.
eating them on the playground as a kid
Visiting Hershey PA.
MY GRANDSON’S FIRST HERSHEY KISS
sharing them with my sisters
My Grandmother made peanut butter Kiss cookies for Christmas.
My Grandma buying red and green wrapped kisses for Christmas every year
annabella @ centurytel dot net
MYgrandson EATING HIS FIRST HERSHEY KISS
they melt in your mouth, GOD BLESS
My favorite memory is when I used to put Hershey’s Kisses in my kids lunch boxes.
Kisses luv them and sharing them with friend goes fast around the office. I also like getting cookies with kisses on top who doesnt
My fave memory was recieving them for an act of kindness
Staying up late on Christmas Eve, eating the holiday colored kisses while we try to wait up for Santa 🙂
Tell me in a comment your favorite/sweetest Hershey’s KISSES memory!
i once ate an entire bag when was about 8…they were good
going over to my grandparents’ house and seeing the glass jar of hershey’s kisses by the door, and sneaking one or two sometimes lol
My kids love the Hershey’s kisses when we bake cookies for the holidays. My daughter loved the pink wrapped ones.
my mom bringing them to me when i was pregnant
MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME A HERSHEYS KISS THE DAY WE MET.
My son always tries to bring me and my husband one Hershey’s Kiss from his stocking or basket or what not. Always makes me smile!
Kisses were always in my Easter basket and I’d eat those first.
just like them
My wife gives me Hershey’s Kisses a lot of times on Valentine’s Day.
The Valentines Day I got one of those giant Hershey Kisses : )
Going to Hershey Park & going in the kissing tower, with the windows shaped like kisses.
Sharing with hubby on date nite at the movies!
I make x mas crafts and valentines crafts with them.
My grandma would carry kisses in her purse when I was little and I would sneak them from her purse!
My mother would give me Kisses on holidays when I was a little girl!
my sisters and i wrapped kisses up as favors for my mom’s 60th birthday party
I use to tell my kindergartners that Hershey’s Kisses are my favorite candy. As a result I got bags and bags of them to share with the kinder kids!
I loved going to my grandmother’s house where she always had the Hershey’s Kisses in a jar for us!
I remember sharing Hershey’s Kisses with my nephew for the first time and how much he loved them.
When we dressed my daughter as a kiss for Halloween.
Thanks for the chance.
mo*******@***il.com
I loved watching my great grands eyes as she had her first Hersheys Kiss.
My mom would always put Hersheys Kisses in our stockings, I lost her to breast cancer a few years ago. I miss her so much 🙁
A guy I was seeing little girl gave me a giant hersheys kiss and said still not as sweet as you and gave me a giant hug and kiss thank you for the giveaway
I’ve always loved using Hershey kisses to bake with my kids…especially peanut blossom cookies! Use one in baking…eat one…use one for a cookie…eat one….LOL!
Sweetest memory is the first time I baked with these for the holidays
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Always getting them for Valentine’s Day when I was growing up
I just came back from Hershey, P.A. on Sunday night. I visit there often and always have such great memories. I love learning all about Milton Hershey and how he founded the school. He has done so much for a lot of people. Very inspirational !!
My favorite memory is the look on my husband’s face the first time I made Peanut Blossoms. They have become his favorite cookie.
Thanks for the giveaway!
It was seeing the look on my kids faces when they opened any gifts and sprinkled inside were Hershey’s kisses.
Carol L
My sons expecting a kiss and me handing them chocolate 🙂
not any memories because my hubby isn’t a romantic, but having a kiss a day would be lovely, thanks
karenb834atyahoo.com
I love visiting Hershey pa and going thru the chocolate factory and eating kisses afterwards!
ate them at grandmas
My Mom always made us peanut blossoms every year for Valentine’s Day.
When I got a gift cup full of kisses.
I love putting one in the hubby and kids lunches
My friend had them as part of her wedding and I thought it was sweet
I remember making up a little package for one of my friend, and just throwing in a lot of cherry cordial Kisses in as an extra treat! She really liked that package. 🙂
getting them from my dad for valentines as a child.
I just received some white chocoate with raspberry swirl kisses for valentine’s day from a co-worker. They were wonderful!!
My husband gave me a giant hersheys kiss for valentines 1 year.
I have enjoyed them sence i was a kid and i still enjoy them
Receiving kisses in a gift cup
My grandmother gave them to me
I remember the first time dipping one into peanut butter…yum
I remember having them as a child.
I love adding them to peanut butter cookies. I still remember the first time I had a cookie made like that. Yum
these always remind me of my childhood.
My husband and I made peanut butter cookies with kisses for our first date!
My memory is of my mom putting hershey kisses in my lunchbox.
When my hubby gave me the giant Hershey Kiss for Valentines day
me************@***oo.com
Every year in December during our annual Candy/Cooking Day my mother makes cookies with Hershey’s Kisses in the middle. It’s something we look forward to devouring every year and it’s become somewhat expected to have those delicious cookies. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
Finding Kisses in my Christmas stocking! Yay!
When me and my husband visited the Hershey Kiss factory he bought me a big Hershey Kiss and said this is the biggest kiss I could ever give you. Very sweet and memorable
getting chocolate
Using them to make cookies with my daughters
We went to the factory in Hershey, PA it was a lot of fun.
i dont have one
when my gramma came from out of state to visit when we were little she always had a bag of hershey kisses and we would eat them while watching tv
a boy who like me put them in my locker
vmkids3 at msn dot com
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Making Kiss cookies with my mom
When my grandfather gave them to us for helping him around his house when we were young!!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
I began loving Hershey’s Kisses when I was younger. I helped my mother bake peanut butter cookies and we put the Kisses on top.
My husband and I shared a bag of Hersheys kisses at a movie on our first date
Sharing with my husband
My memory is baking kiss cookies with my family for the holidays
Getting Hershey’s Kisses from my mom every holiday since I was a kid.
I remember getting them at Halloween.
getting then as a valentines gift along with hugs. so cute
i like the thumb print cookies
One year for Easter, when I was really little, Mom used Hershey kisses to line the way to our baskets.
anytime is a good memory with kisses.
Getting Hersheys Kisses from my boyfriend on Valentines Day
Receiving a big Hershey kiss from my boyfriend on our 2nd anniversary.
My favorite memory is giving them to my son and seeing him smile when I told him I was going to give him a kiss!
Growing up I loved baking Peanut Butter Blossoms! I was always in charge of unwrapping (and eating the “extras”)
When my husband and I were just dating, we spent our 1st New Year’s Eve in Hershey, PA. They had a Hershey Kiss drop (like the ball drop in Times Square). When the clock struck midnight and the Hershey Kiss reached the bottom, Fireworks went off. They also had the Hershey Kiss mobile there which we have pictures in front of. It was so much fun and definitely a New Year’s we’ll never forget.
sweetinsahmnity at gmail
How fun is that!! That is definitely a fun HERSHEY Kisses memory!
I remember getting Hershey’s Kisses in my Christmas stocking every year.
I love chocolate kisses
I loved baking cookies with my mom and putting the hershey kisses on top
Receiving a giant hershey kiss for Valentine’s day
My favorite memory of Hershey’s Kisses is receiving a gift bag of Kisses from my daughter when she was 5 years old – she asked her grandma to take her to the store so she could buy her Mommy a Valentine’s gift.
As a kid having kisses used for holiday decorations – at Christmas in Christmas tree jar. 🙂
Making peanut butter blossom cookies with my daughter.
always finding them in our Easter baskets
Making peanut butter blossom cookies with them. Too yummy
My favorite memory of kisses is when my husband and I went out for a short while, only to return home to find that our indoor bunny had gotten on our coffee table and had stolen all our kisses. The wrappers were scattered all over the living room. Who woulda thought that bunnies love kisses too?
Probably the first time I ever ate one when I was a kid. Always love the the site of a bowl of kisses!
ardy22 at earthlink dot net
I loved Hershey kisses, so I was thrilled to visit Hershey. PA love the kisses and love love the streetlamps!
I remember eating these as a kid and just being in heaven. I especially love the almond ones.
my ex boyfriend in highschool put a whole bunch in my locker
My mom used these to make little rose like favors for my big sisters wedding, they were so cute
Peanut Butter Blossoms ( with HERSHEY’S KISSES ) have t be a holiday staple at our home now!
i love chocolate and so do my 3 kids and my husband we will love to win hershy chocolate for my lve ones :)!!!!!!!1
I use to buy bags of kisses when I was in jr. high and high school and pass them out on Valentine’s Day every year because I wanted to make sure everyone had a good Valentine’s Day
I just remember having them every Christmas.
My first Valentine’s gift to my hubby was a giant Hershey’s kiss.
My Nana had a real tall fancy covered candy jar in her living room and whenever we visited e were allowed to have as many Kisses from it that we wanted.
I love having cookies with herseys on top of them but cant remember my favorite memory
My fiance and I haven’t celebrated Valentine’s Day yet. He works out of state. So winning these would definitely be added into his goodies!
one year for valentine’s day i got a huge hersheys kiss, i didn’t know whether to eat it or just keep it for display thanks
Getting a giant Hershey kiss for Easter one year.
The Easter Bunny always brought me one of those jumbo Hershey Kisses as a kid, and I would spend a couple weeks chipping away at it around Easter time.
Eating them at my grandparents house
All my Hershey’s Kisses moments are sweet…but I love the memories of holidays that always included our favorite treat…Hershey’s Kisses. 🙂 Thank you.
My daughter and I like to use Hershey kisses when we make gingerbread houses
Making kiss cookies for the first time.