Peanut Butter Blossoms
Soft peanut butter cookies plus a chocolate kiss! 🍫 Peanut Butter Blossoms are a Christmas cookie classic.
The dough balls get rolled in sugar, baked until the edges set, and a kiss gets pressed into each hot cookie.
Those crackled edges are the BEST! 🙋♀️
Why You’ll Love It
- Classic combo. Peanut butter and chocolate.
- Crackled edges. The best part.
- Sugar coating. A little sparkle on every cookie.
- Cookie tray staple. A Christmas favorite.
- Pantry ingredients. Plus a bag of chocolate kisses.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Butter and peanut butter: The rich base.
- Sugar and brown sugar: Plus extra sugar for rolling.
- Egg and vanilla: Beaten in.
- Flour, baking soda and salt: For the dough.
- Chocolate kisses: 24 of them.
You’ll find the exact amounts and steps in the printable recipe card below.
How to Make It
Heat the oven and line sheets with parchment. Beat the butter, peanut butter and both sugars until creamy, then beat in the egg and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking soda and salt. Roll 1-inch balls in sugar and set them 2 inches apart. Bake until the edges set, then immediately press a chocolate kiss into each hot cookie. Cool a few minutes and move them to a rack.
Tips for the Best Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Line your sheets. Parchment helps.
- Roll 1-inch balls. Then roll in the 1/3 cup sugar.
- Space them out. 2 inches apart.
- Press immediately. Right when they come out of the oven.
- Cool 5 minutes. Then move them to a rack.
Classic kiss or hug version? 🍫
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Soft peanut butter cookies rolled in sugar with a chocolate kiss pressed in the center. Those crackled edges are the best!
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Heat oven to 375°F. Line sheets with parchment.
- Beat butter, peanut butter, sugars creamy; beat in egg & vanilla.
- Stir in flour, soda, salt.
- Roll 1″ balls in 1/3 cup sugar; place 2″ apart.
- Bake 8–10 min till edges set.
- IMMEDIATELY press a kiss into each hot cookie.
- Cool 5 min, move to rack.
Notes
- Press the kisses in immediately while the cookies are hot.
- Cool 5 minutes before moving to a rack.
