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Peanut Butter Blossoms

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
9 Min.
Prep:
20 Min.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Yields:
48 cookies

HERSHEY’S peanut butter blossoms cookies — a classic almost anyone will recognize. Yes, these peanut butter desserts are famous for their chewy REESE’S creamy peanut butter cookie base topped with HERSHEY’S KISSES milk chocolate candies, but it’s the taste that reminds us of all the special memories that come with these traditional holiday cookies. Have a bag of HERSHEY’S KISSES chocolates ready and grab your favorite people. Then it’s time for the best part using this peanut butter blossoms cookie recipe. Bite straight in, eat around the peanut butter base or save the chocolate for your very last bite.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
20 minutes
Bake Time
9 minutes
Cool Time
1 hour

Ingredients

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Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven Oven
mixing bowl Mixing Bowl
wire rack Wire Rack
cookie sheet Cookie Sheet
measuring cups Measuring Cups
1

Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.

2

Beat shortening and peanut butter in a large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup of granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.

3
peanut butter blossoms preparation

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.

4
peanut butter blossoms decoration

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into the center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet and onto a wire rack. Cool completely.

Tip

After placing HERSHEY'S KISSES on cookies, immediately move to a cooling rack.

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