Make this classic holiday cookie! Full of chewy peanut butter flavor and topped with a milk chocolate kiss. These peanut butter blossoms will be your favorite Christmas cookie!
Ingredients
1 ½cupsall-purpose flourspooned into measuring cup and leveled
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
½cupunsalted buttersoftened
1cupcreamy peanut butter
¾cuplight brown sugarpacked
¾cupgranulated sugardivided
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1largeegg
30Hershey kissesunwrapped
Instructions
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt with a whisk.
In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of the stand mixer, add the softened butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Mix with the paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer for 2-4 minutes until smooth and creamy.
Add the egg and mix again until combined.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients and mix on low speed until all is combined.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30-40 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Line a baking sheet or cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Add the last ½ cup of granulated sugar to a small bowl.
Using a cookie scoop or spoon, roll about 1 tablespoon of dough into a 1-inch ball. Roll the ball in the sugar and place on your baking sheet, spacing balls so they don't bake into each other.
Place baking sheet in the oven and bake for 8-9 minutes until the cookie is just about fully cooked. Remove from the oven.
Place one Hershey kiss into the center of each cookie. Press down slightly.
Place baking sheet back into oven. Cook for 2 more minutes.
Remove from oven. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes then transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
Allow cookies to cool completely before storing.Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.