Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms: The Best Kiss Cookies Recipe
Make the most popular version of Kiss Cookies! This recipe for Peanut Butter Blossoms results in soft, chewy peanut butter cookies topped with a melted Hershey’s Kiss. They are a holiday favorite and simple to bake.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 30 min
- Yield: About 28 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, very soft
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar (for dough)
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 28 Hershey’s Kiss candies, unwrapped and frozen
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set this aside.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the peanut butter, soft butter, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until just combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until a soft dough forms. Do not overmix.
- Place the remaining ½ cup of granulated sugar into a shallow dish.
- Roll the cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball thoroughly in the plain granulated sugar to coat completely.
- Place the coated dough balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. The edges should look set, but the centers will still look slightly soft.
- Immediately upon removing the cookies from the oven, gently press one frozen, unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss candy into the center of each warm cookie. The heat will slightly melt the bottom of the Kiss.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. The Kiss will set as the cookie cools.
Notes
- Freezing the Hershey’s Kisses before pressing them into the warm cookies helps them keep their shape better.
- For the softest cookies, make sure your butter is truly at room temperature.
- These Peanut Butter Blossoms are a perfect addition to your Christmas cookie tray or Valentine Day cookies selection.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 110
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 15