Description
Homemade classic peanut butter blossoms combine nutty cookies with chocolate kiss centers. Sweet comfort emerges from simple ingredients, promising delightful moments you’ll savor with each tender, chocolatey bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 36 Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Prepare the oven at 375F (190C) and arrange parchment paper on a baking sheet for optimal cookie performance.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, whisking thoroughly to ensure even distribution of dry ingredients.
- In a separate large bowl, blend butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until achieving a light, airy texture with smooth consistency.
- Incorporate egg, vanilla extract, and milk into the sugar mixture, stirring until completely integrated and uniform.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring carefully until a cohesive dough forms without overmixing.
- Shape the dough into compact 1-inch spheres, gently rolling each ball through granulated sugar for a delicate sweet coating.
- Strategically position sugar-coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, allowing sufficient spacing between cookies.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, monitoring until cookies develop a delicate golden hue around the edges.
- Working swiftly, press a Hershey’s Kiss into the center of each warm cookie, creating an iconic indentation.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes to stabilize, then transfer to a wire cooling rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Ensure butter and peanut butter are at room temperature for smoother, more evenly mixed dough that creates perfectly textured cookies.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling if the mixture feels too soft, which helps prevent spreading and maintains the cookie’s shape during baking.
- For gluten-free version, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, keeping the same measurements and baking time.
- To make vegan, replace butter with plant-based alternative, use egg substitute like flax egg, and select dairy-free chocolate kiss or chocolate drop for topping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg