Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾
    cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup smooth peanut butter (or other creamy nut butter)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar, plus more for rolling
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk, half-and-half, oat milk or nut milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 dozen (one 11-ounce package) Hershey’s Kisses, foil remove

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt
  3. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and light brown sugar.
  4. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat until well blended.
  5. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing thoroughly. If the dough is very soft, refrigerate for about 1 hour.
  6. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. (For a precise number of cookies, divide the dough into 5 pieces, and shape each piece into 12 balls.)
  7. Roll cookies in sugar and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
  8. Bake until very light brown and puffed, 6 to 8 minutes.
  9. Remove sheet from oven and lightly press a candy kiss into center of each cookie, allowing it to crack slightly.
  10. Return to oven until light golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
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