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Peanut Blossoms

Teresa Ambra
Peanut Blossoms are out-of-this-world good! Delectable Christmas cookie uses a sugar cookie recipe that includes peanut butter and then Hershey's Kisses are pressed into the center. Unbelievable! Excellent choice for Christmas cookie exchanges and holiday baking.
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 167 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 large sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 large wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 small bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 3 3/4 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 tbsp. 2% milk
  • 48 Hershey's kisses (14.5 oz. bag) unwrapped
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar for rolling the cookies in

Instructions
 

  • Unwrap all the foil and paper from Hershey Kisses.
  • Cream butter, peanut butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla, salt, and baking soda with an electric mixer.
  • Add unbleached flour and stir to combine.
  • Roll into small balls and roll in granulated sugar.
  • Place on cookie sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and place a chocolate kiss in the center of each cookie.
  • Try not to press down too far that the cookie splits and looses too much shape.
  • Bake for 5 minutes longer with Hershey’s Kiss on top; rotate the cookie sheets on oven racks when you place them back in the oven.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

Recipe source: adapted from Hershey’s Kitchens.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 128mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 132IUCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate dessert, cookie, dessert, hershey's kisses, peanut blossoms, peanut butter
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