This is a cookie that really doesn’t need an introduction. You know these cookies, and you love these cookies. They’re Peanut Butter Blossoms, the cookie that made an appearance at every party growing up and vanished just as soon as they touched the table. The creamy, nutty flavor of peanut butter made each sugary bite of cookie just marvelous… like they still do today. And then that kiss of rich chocolate in the center… mmm, if there’s a more delicious way to experience nostalgia, we haven’t found it. Peanut Butter Blossoms plant a garden of pleasant memories in your mouth!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 36 Hershey’s Kisses® candies, unwrapped
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 –Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 3 –In a medium bowl, add the flour, the baking soda, and the salt and whisk to combine.
Step 4 –In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter, the brown sugar, and 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Step 5 –Add the peanut butter, the egg, the milk, and the vanilla to the butter mixture and beat until creamy.
Step 6 –Gradually add the dry ingredients mixture to the wet ingredients mixture, while mixing on low speed until just combined.
Step 7 –Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of the dough and roll each spoonful into a ball.
Step 8 –Roll the dough balls in the remaining granulated sugar.
Step 9 –Arrange the dough balls on the prepared baking sheets with 1-inch of space between them.
Step 10 –Bake one baking sheet at a time until fine cracks start to form in the tops of the balls, about 8 minutes.
Step 11 –Transfer the baking sheet from the oven and immediately press 1 of the Kisses candies onto the top of each cookie until the edges start to crack.
Step 12 –Immediately transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 13 –Repeat the process until all of the cookies are cooling on the wire rack.
Step 14 –Serve.
