Peanut Butter Blossoms

These Peanut Butter Blossoms are the perfect combination of a salty peanut butter cookie and sweet chocolate. These easy cookies are soft and chewy, taste wonderful, and also look so cute on a cookie tray. They're always the first to go!

Prep Time10

Cook Time11

Chill2

Total Time2 21

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies, Peanut Butter Blossoms

Servings: cookies

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of fine sea salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter , softened
1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons granulated sugar , divided
1/2 cup light brown sugar , packed
1 large egg
3/4 cup traditional creamy peanut butter (*see note)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
34 Hershey's chocolate kisses , unwrapped

Instructions

Place the unwrapped Hershey's Kisses on a plate and chill in the freezer until ready to use.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream together the butter, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, and the brown sugar until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Add in the egg and mix, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the peanut butter and vanilla extract; mix until combined.
Add the dry mixture and blend until combined with no dry patches, scraping down the sides as needed.
Using a cookie scoop, add 1 tablespoon-sized dollops of the cookie dough onto the lined baking sheets close together, but not touching. Cover with plastic wrap and place the tray in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl.
Roll the dough between your hands to form 1-inch balls. Roll in the sugar and place them on parchment lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 10-11 minutes until they puff up and just start to crack on the tops.
Remove from oven and transfer the baking sheet to a wire cooling rack. Immediately take a chilled chocolate kiss and press it down in the center of each cookie until it sticks.
Let the cookies cool to room temperature and enjoy!

Notes

For optimal results, you'll want to use traditional creamy peanut butter for these cookies. There's too much oil in natural peanut butters, which makes the consistency less than ideal and the cookies spread too much.

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