Peanut Blossoms have been around forever and you will find many variations of them. They are a favorite with kids as well as adults. These are your basic peanut butter cookie topped with a chocolate kiss which is added halfway through baking. The dough can also be made into the standard peanut butter cookie with the cross marks on top which are made with a fork. They are delicious as well but you probably won’t get too many requests for leaving off the chocolate kiss. I tried these once with a higher quality chocolate ball but they just weren’t the same.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Sift flour and baking soda into small bowl and set aside.
- Put butter and peanut butter in bowl of stand mixer or large bowl and beat until light and creamy.
- Add granulated sugar and brown sugar and mix together.
- Add egg and vanilla extract and beat well.
- Add dry ingredients and beat just until mixed.
- Form into small balls (a 1 1/2-inch diameter scoop works well). Roll in granulated sugar to cover.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 2-inches apart. Bake in 375°F oven for 8 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and place a milk chocolate candy kiss on top of each cookie pressing down firmly.
- Return to oven and bake another 5 minutes. Remove to cooling rack and enjoy! These freeze well.
- If you prefer the more common peanut butter cookies with the criss cross pattern, just press the tops with the tines of a fork in the pattern of a cross and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
These are so delicious!
Looked this up again today to make for Paul’s camp out with the scouts this weekend 🙂