Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms (The Best Kiss Cookies)
Make the classic Peanut Butter Blossoms, the most popular version of Hershey Kiss Cookies. These soft and chewy peanut butter cookies get a chocolate kiss pressed into the center right after baking.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: About 28 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, very soft
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar (for dough)
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 28 Hershey’s Kiss candies, unwrapped and frozen
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set this aside.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the peanut butter, soft butter, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until just combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until a soft dough forms. Do not overmix.
- Place the remaining ½ cup of granulated sugar into a shallow dish.
- Roll the cookie dough into balls, about 1 inch in diameter. Roll each ball completely in the reserved granulated sugar to coat it well.
- Place the sugared dough balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers still look slightly soft.
- Immediately upon removing the cookies from the oven, gently press one frozen, unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss candy into the center of each warm cookie. The warmth will slightly soften the chocolate.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. The Kiss will set as the cookie cools.
Notes
- Freezing the Hershey Kisses before pressing them into the warm cookies helps prevent them from melting completely into the dough.
- For the softest cookies, make sure your butter is truly soft, not melted.
- You can substitute creamy peanut butter with crunchy if you prefer texture in your dough.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 110
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 15