Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut Butter Blossoms (Hershey Kiss Cookies) are the best, soft and buttery, melt-in-your-mouth Christmas cookies! Whether you call them Peanut Butter Blossoms, Hershey Kiss Cookies or Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies, there is no doubt that these are incredibly easy to make! With a slightly crunchy outer texture, soft chewy centres, and an irresistible balance of sweet and salty, they make the PERFECT holiday gift!
- Prep time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 52 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 oz unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 4 oz smooth peanut butter (or chunky)
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 50 Hershey’s Kisses (or Reeses' cups, wrappers removed.)
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar (additional )
Instructions
- 1
Cream together butter, peanut butter and sugars together with an electric mixer or hand mixer until pale and creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat to combine well.
- 2
In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture in 1/2 cup increments, mixing well after each addition.
- 3
Roll 1.5 tablespoons of dough into a ball while checking the texture. If dough is too soft to work with, chill for up to one hour in the refrigerator. If not, continue with the recipe.
- 4
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- 5
Roll dough into 1.5-inch balls. Then, roll the cookie balls in the sugar. Arrange on prepared baking sheet with 2 inches of space between each cookie.
- 6
Bake until light brown in colour and puffed up (about 7-8 minutes).
- 7
Carefully remove baking sheets from the oven and lightly press a candy kiss into the centre of each cookie. Cookies will crack slightly.
- 8
Bake for an additional minute or two, until light golden brown. Remove from oven, let cool to room temperature.
- 9
Store in airtight containers for up to 7 days.