I grew up in Canada where classic holiday desserts for are nanaimo bars and butter tarts. If you’ve never had either of these I highly recommend doing a quick Google search for a recipe then picking put the ingredients. Nanaimo bars have an extra special place in my heart since I love chocolate more than just about any other food!
This year I decided to make a dessert that I consider more of a classic American cookie – the peanut butter blossom.
The cookies turned out great! The recipe recommends rolling the balls in sugar before baking, but I thought that made them a bit too sweet for me so next time Ill skip that step.
Do you have a favorite peanut butter blossom recipe? I would love to see it!
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Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Description
Delicious peanut butter cookies perfect for the whole family! Shaped like little hats perfect for decorating and the holidays!
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
4 ounces (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
½ cup smooth peanut butter
½ cup granulated sugar, more for rolling
½ cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Nonstick spray or vegetable oil for cookie sheet, optional
5 dozen (one 11-ounce package) Hershey’s Kisses, foil removed
Instructions
- Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, ½ cup granulated sugar and light brown sugar.
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Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat until well blended.
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Gradually add flour mixture, mixing thoroughly. If the dough is very soft, refrigerate for about 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray, oil or line a cookie sheet with nonstick liner and set aside. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. (For a precise number of cookies, divide the dough into 5 pieces, and shape each piece into 12 balls.)
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Roll cookies in sugar and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake until very light brown and puffed, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and lightly press a candy kiss into center of each cookie, allowing it to crack slightly. Return to oven until light golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from oven, cool completely and store in an airtight container.
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Way cool! Tastes just like my mom used to make.
I make peanut butter blossoms every few months and this has been my favorite recipe!
Good recipe. Works everytime. Thanks!
This is my families favorite peanut butter blossom recipe! I do wonder if you have ever tried other toppers like recces and if that works?
This is the best peanut butter blossom cookie recipe! I’ll be making these several more times during the holidays.
Just made a half batch of these! They’re TOO delicious! Never making a half batch again, doubling is the only thing that makes sense lol.
Agree! They really are the best!
NYT has the best recipes and this one is in the top 10 for me. Thank you for taking the time to post it as NYT charges for access to their online recipes. The only change I make (as I have reduced my processed sugar intake) is I use fresh ground peanut butter, do not roll in sugar, and use Dove dark chocolate squares in lieu of kisses.
These cookies are my absolute favorite to make for my kids. The recipes comes out perfect anytime.
These have become my go-to cookies!
I made these for my sons birthday and he loved them. Ill be making them at the holidays for sure. I wonder if anyone has tried any other candy in place of the hershey?