This week I made a very simple and straight forward recipe for some peanut butter blossoms. Growing up my grandmother would make peanut butter blossoms for me and I always thought they were called, peanut butter kiss cookies. So that is also a name for them. Whatever you want to call these, they are a simple peanut butter cookie with a Hershey’s kiss in the middle. These cookies are very old but very timeless and even more delicious. So let’s get started.
Now, I coated these in a cocoa powder mixture that was sweetened with some confectioners sugar because I used unsweetened cocoa powder but these can be coated in many different confections like granulated sugar for a crunchy coating or different colored sanding sugar or you could try this option for almost a Reeses peanut butter cup feel or even leave them plain. I grew up with them plain. There is something beautiful about simplicity. Sometimes I go a little crazy with making my recipes this flavor and that flavor because I have a lot of fun with it but sometime minimal is best.
I think that this recipe is pretty straight forward, so I don’t want to bore you with a bunch of information that you already know or is already written down below in the recipe, but as always if you have any question you can comment down below or reach out to me on any of my social medias. There is also a video down below of the recipe. Follow me on the blog or my YouTube for me delicious recipes and I will see you next time. Bye.
Peanut Butter Blossoms
A sweet peanut butter cookie base that is dusted in a confectioners sugar and cocoa powder mixture and topped wiith a hersheys kiss.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup of All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 of a Stick Unsalted Butter
- 1/4 of a Cup of Vegetable Shortening
- 1/2 of a cup of Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 of a cup of Packed Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon of Baking Powder
- 1/2 of a cup of Baking Soda
- 1/4 of a Teaspoon of Salt
- 2 Teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
- Equal Parts Confectioners Sugar and Cocoa Powder for coating
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 of a Cup of Peanut Butter
- 24 Hershey's Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375•.
- Start by mixing up the cocoa powder and confectionioners sugar mixture until uniform. Set aside.
- Sift the dry ingrediants:flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Mix the butter and vegitable shortening together for about 2 minutes or until fluffy.
- Add the sugars and mix until well combined and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract, egg and peanut butter and mix until combined.
- Add in the sifted dry ingrediants and fold everything together until a dough forms.
- Using a 2 TBSP cookie scoop, portion out all your cookies,roll them into balls and place the on a parchent paper lined cookie sheet.
- Chill for 20 minutes.
- Roll the balls in the cocoa powder and confectioners sugar mixture. bake the cookies for about 7 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
Place the leftover cookies in an airtight container for about a week.
    If you have any questions or comments please don’t hesitate to leave a comment down below, message me on instagram, facebook or leave me an email.Â