PrintClassic Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms
I’m glad you are here. This recipe delivers the absolute best Peanut Butter Blossoms: soft, chewy peanut butter cookies with a signature crackled top, finished with a sweet chocolate kiss. This is a simple holiday baking favorite.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 30 min
- Yield: About 3 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- About 72 milk chocolate kisses (unwrapped)
- ¼ cup extra granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix the dough.
- Place the extra granulated sugar in a shallow dish. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball thoroughly in the sugar to coat completely.
- Place the sugared dough balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. The cookies should look slightly puffed and have light cracks on the surface, but they should not be deeply browned.
- Remove the baking sheets from the oven. Immediately press one unwrapped chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie. The heat from the cookie will soften the chocolate slightly.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- These cookies stay soft and chewy for days when stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
- For the best texture, make sure your butter is truly softened, not melted.
- If you want a slightly different flavor, you can substitute creamy peanut butter with crunchy peanut butter.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 110
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 21
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 25