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Classic Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms

Close-up of three sugar-coated peanut butter blossoms cookies topped with chocolate kisses.
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Make soft and chewy peanut butter blossom cookies with a crackled top and a melted chocolate kiss center. This is an easy, tried and true holiday baking recipe.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
  • 1 bag (about 12 ounces) Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, peanut butter, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is creamy.
  3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
  4. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Place the remaining 1/4 cup of granulated sugar in a shallow dish.
  6. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in the sugar until coated.
  7. Place the sugared balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
  8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. The edges should look slightly set, but the centers should still look soft.
  9. Immediately upon removing the cookies from the oven, gently press one unwrapped chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie. The residual heat will soften the chocolate.
  10. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • For the best crackled top and soft texture, remove the cookies from the oven when they still look slightly underdone in the middle.
  • If your chocolate kisses are difficult to press in, wait one minute longer, but press gently to avoid cracking the cookie base.
  • You can substitute creamy peanut butter with crunchy peanut butter if you prefer texture in the dough.

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