Classic Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies are made with a sugar covered peanut butter dough topped with a Hershey Kiss. They're delicious AND easy to make!
One classic Christmas cookie that we see in almost every cookie exchange is Peanut Butter Blossoms. But, there is no reason that these cookies are just for Christmas! They're delicious any time of year!
I love these little Hershey Kiss Cookies because I feel like I'm getting two treats in one – both the cookie itself and then the whole Hershey Kiss that's sitting on top.
The dough I use for these cookies is the same that I use for my Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies and also for the Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies. Sometimes I will make the dough and split it up and make half with the Hershey Kisses (my favorite) and half with the jelly (my husband's favorite).
Many people have asked me when to put the Kiss on the Hershey Kiss Christmas Cookies. A lot of people put them on right at the end when they have finished baking.
I like to put them on close to the end of baking and then put them back in the oven for a couple minutes. This way the bottom of the Kiss melts a bit and stays adhered to the cookie.
Another option besides using Hershey Kisses is to use milk chocolate stars. This is what my Grandma always used for her cookies. Brach's Chocolate Stars are the most common type, but you can also look for store brands, which may make your cookies less expensive than using Kisses.
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup peanut butter – smooth is best
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
24 Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
How to Make Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Blend together flour, baking soda and powder and salt and set aside. Beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugars and beat until fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Add in the flour mixture and stir until combined.
Place additional white sugar in a small bowl. Form balls using 1 Tablespoon of dough for each cookie. Roll the balls in the sugar and then place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
Bake for approximately 7-8 minutes or until puffed up and edges are just beginning to brown. Remove from oven and top each cookie with a Hershey Kiss and press down slightly. Return to oven for 2-3 minutes until light brown. Remove from oven.
Let sit for 2 minutes and then move to cool completely on wire racks.
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Classic Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies are made with a sugar covered peanut butter dough topped with a Hershey Kiss. They're delicious AND easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup peanut butter - smooth is best
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 24 Hershey Kisses
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Blend together flour, baking soda and powder and salt and set aside.
- Beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Add sugars and beat until fluffy.
- Blend in egg and vanilla.
- Add in the flour mixture and stir until combine.
- Place additional white sugar in a small bowl.
- Form balls using 1 Tablespoon of dough for each cookie.
- Roll the balls in the sugar and then place on prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for approximately 7-8 minutes or until puffed up and edges are just beginning to brown.
- Remove from oven and top each cookie with a Hershey Kiss and press down slightly.
- Return to oven for 2-3 minutes until light brown. Remove from oven.
- Allow to cool 2 minutes before moving to cool completely on wire racks.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 151Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 161mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 3g
Nutrition is calculated automatically and may not be accurate.
Melinda says
When do you put the Hershey kiss on top? Before putting in oven or after?
Deborah says
Step 11 – after taking out of oven 🙂
Linda says
Can you prepare dough, roll in balls and freeze? Then thaw, roll in sugar! and bake? Wanted to make sure texture would hold up afterward!
Chrysa says
I haven’t tried it, so I can’t give you a definitive answer. My guess is that it would work, but I can’t guarantee it.
Linda says
Can you freeze these after baking?
Sara says
I just made these, but with Reese’s peanut butter cups & they were AMAZING!
Chrysa says
Oh, yum! Glad you liked them!