A classic all-time Christmas favorite. These soft and chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms are a beloved holiday cookie!

Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms

I bake a lot. And I mean A LOT! Most of the things I bake are not things that should be kept around the house for us to graze on, so I look for ways to share what I bake.

I recently told him that I would let him set aside a few things to save for later to share with Dad. So I set a plate out and told him to save what he thinks they would like to enjoy later. His mission was complete in just a few minutes, then he went back to playing. As I walked by the kitchen I realized the plate wasn’t where I left it. After further review, he had moved it under bags of cranberries I had sitting on the counter. He had heaped the plate full and tried hiding how much he had kept!

It was hilarious! His intention wasn’t to eat it all – he just rarely gets any of the treats I bake, so he took full advantage of the opportunity because he wasn’t sure there would ever be another chance! If it’s something he makes with me, we save some. Or if it’s something I baked with a purpose, like lunches, he gets to eat it. But if I am just baking for fun or to share with you, I try not to contribute to overindulgence and give away just about everything I bake!

What You’ll Need

1/2 cup Butter, Softened

1/2 cup White Sugar

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Peanut Butter

1 Egg

2 tbsp Milk

1 tsp Vanilla

1 3/4 cup Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

Hersey’s Kisses, Unwrapped

How to Make Peanut Butter Blossoms

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Unwrap a bag of Hersey Kisses and set unwrapped Kisses aside.

Beat together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1 egg, 2 tbsp milk, and 1 tsp vanilla.

In a separate bowl, combine 1 3/4 cup flour, 1 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt. Then pour into the peanut butter mixture and beat until you have cookie dough.

Scoop out half tablespoon size amounts of dough and roll into balls. Before placing the balls of cookie dough on the baking sheet, roll around in extra white sugar in a shallow bowl.

Place balls of cookie dough on the baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes.

Immediately after removing the cookies from the oven, place an unwrapped Hersey’s Kiss into the center of the cookies.

Transfer to a cooling rack and allow the Hersey Kisses to completely cool and set before eating.