Peanut Butter Blossoms

Chewy peanut butter cookies with milk chocolate kisses. These Peanut Butter Blossoms are a classic Christmas cookie recipe that our family has been making for decades. You'll always find these peanut butter blossom cookies on a cookie tray or in a Christmas cookie exchange package.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas cookies, hershey kisses, Peanut Butter, peanut butter blossom cookies, peanut butter blossoms

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 11

Total Time 31

Servings cookies

Calories 100kcal

Author Jessica (swankyrecipes.com)

Cost $10

Ingredients

2¼ cups minus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tbsp cornstarch or 1 tbsp flour
½ tsp salt
1½ tsp baking soda
6 oz unsalted butter, at room temperature 1½ sticks
¾ cup smooth peanut butter
¾ cup granulated sugar plus more for rolling
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1½ tbsp milk
½ tbsp vanilla extract use 2 teaspoons if you'd like
60 chocolate kisses prepared and unwrapped

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Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
In a bowl fit with a mixer, cream butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar; about 5 minutes.
Mix in eggs, one at a time.
Mix in milk, and vanilla extract until combined; about 2 minutes.
Slowly beat flour mixture into wet ingredients. Mix just until incorporated.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 5 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
Using a cookie scoop ( I used 3/4 tablespoon scoop ) scoop dough. Roll into ball then roll into a bowl with granulated sugar. Place on baking sheet.
TIP: If dough balls are any smaller or larger, baking time may need to be adjusted by a few minutes.
Bake in oven for 8 minutes.
Remove baking sheet. Place chocolate kiss in center of cookie. Return to oven for 3 minutes.
Allow cookies to cool then transfer to a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container once cool.

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