In a separate bowl, stir the flour, baking powder, and salt.
2 ½ cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture a third at a time. Mix in between additions until all the flour is combined.
Preheat the air fryer at 350 degrees F for 3 minutes. Make sure you don't preheat with parchment paper inside.
Use a spoon or cookie scoop to make tablespoon size dough balls.
Optional: If using sparkling sugar or sprinkles, place them in a shallow bowl. Roll the dough balls on the plate until coated.
1/4 cup sparkling sugar or sprinkles
Flatten the cookie balls slightly with your fingers, pushing them down until they are about 1/2 inch thick.
Once preheated, add a parchment paper liner to the air fryer basket. Place the cookies on the parchment paper, keeping them about 1 inch apart. Make multiple batches if necessary.
Bake for 5-8 minutes or until set and golden brown.
While the cookies bake, unwrap the Hershey's Kisses.
40 Hershey's Kisses
Take the basket out of the air fryer and gently press a Kiss into the center of each cookie. Let them cool in the basket for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire baking rack to finish cooling.
Notes
One Dough, 4 Cookies
Use this same cookie dough to make other air fryer cookie recipes! See here for all the classic cookies you can create, make some festive treats for the holidays, and fill your cookie platter quickly.
This dough freezes well. Divide it into 4 parts, wrap each tightly in plastic wrap and freeze. I can make 8-12 cookies per dough portion. Put the frozen cookie dough in the refrigerator the night before you plan to make it, and let it thaw.