Get a classic, easy recipe for peanut butter blossoms! These soft, chewy cookies topped with a chocolate kiss are a holiday favorite you can enjoy all year.

Welcome to the cookie exchange Olympics, where the gold medalist isn’t a gingerbread man or a sugar cookie, but the undefeated champion of holiday treats: peanut butter blossoms.

These aren’t just any cookies; they’re the kind of treats that could broker world peace or at least settle the age-old debate of what to leave out for Santa. Or gift to neighbors. Or bring to bake sales.

Peanut butter blossom cookies are like the Hollywood A-listers of the cookie world – classic, sophisticated, and loved by all.

They combine the rich, creamy goodness of peanut butter with the sweet charm of a Hershey’s Kiss, resulting in a Christmas dessert so perfect it might just bring a tear to your eye.

Now, I know what you might be thinking. ‘Peanut butter and chocolate? Groundbreaking.’ But hear me out.

This is a legendary pairing, a combination so timeless that even your grandmother’s grandmother probably knew about it. And I’m giving you the recipe!

We’re talking about a soft, chewy peanut butter cookie, crowned with a chocolate kiss that melts just enough to make you squeal.

No need for fancy baking equipment or obscure ingredients here. All you need is the basics and you can turn out some amazing Christmas cookies.

Here’s what you’re going to need for these peanut butter blossoms.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar (+ 1/2 cup for rolling)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
30 Hershey Kisses

Tools

Stand mixer or hand mixer
Cookie scoop

Once the cookies have cooled completely store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

If I were to freeze the cookies, I’d freeze the dough. Roll into balls then place into a resealable freezer bag and take them out as needed.

The printable recipe for these cookies is below:

Peanut Butter Blossoms

An easy, classic recipe for Hershey Kiss cookies, also known as peanut blossom cookies. They are perfect for Christmas!

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 12

Chill Time: 40

Total Time: 1 2

Servings: cookies

Equipment

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar + 1/2 cup for rolling
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 egg(s) large
30 Hershey Kisses

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt) in a medium mixing bowl, with a whisk.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, add the softened butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Mix with the paddle attachment until creamy.
Add the egg and mix again until combined.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
Cover the bowl with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30-40 minutes.
Preheat the oven the 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Take 1 heaping Tablespoon of the refrigerated dough and roll into a ball. Repeat with enough dough to fill the cookie sheet.
Add the 1/2 cup sugar to a small bowl. Roll balls in the sugar and lay back on the baking sheet.
Bake in the oven for 8-9 minutes. While the cookies are baking, unwrap the Hershey Kisses.
Remove from the oven and gently push a Hershey Kiss into the center of each cookie. Bake for another 2 minutes.
Remove cookies from the oven. After the cookies have cooled for 5-10 minutes, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.