Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms

peanut butter blossom cookies on upside down white plate with christmas greenery, string lights, and white flowers behind.

Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms

Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Blossoms...aka the ultimate cookie to bake this holiday season! Every bite is sweet, nutty, with just the right amount of gooey melted chocolate. So delicious!

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 14

Total Time: 34

Servings: cookies

Calories: 168kcal

Ingredients

⅔ cup unsalted butter room temperature
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
¾ cup creamy peanut butter
1 large egg room temperature
1 large egg yolk room temperature
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1¾ cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
⅓ teaspoon salt
½ cup granulated sugar extra to roll cookies in
30 chocolate kisses unwrapped

Instructions

Heat oven to 375℉/190℃.
Line sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
Beat in peanut butter.
Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
Beat until thoroughly combined.
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Mix only to blend.
Scoop dough using a 1½ Tablespoon scoop.
Roll dough into a balls.
Roll balls in sugar.
Place on prepared pan.
Bake for 12-14 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Press chocolate kiss in center of each warm cookie.

Notes

Substitutions:

You can use peanut butter cups instead of chocolate kisses.
Not in the mood for peanut butter? You can use almost any creamy nut butter instead.
For a more festive twist, try rolling these cookies in colored sanding sugar!

Expert Tips:

Make sure all of your ingredients are room temperature!
Be careful not to over mix the cookie dough!
It’s best to use light colored sheet pans for these cookies.
If baking multiple pans at a time, be sure to check on the cookies at about 10 minutes into the bake time.
Do not over bake these cookies! When in doubt, take them out. These cookies are best when they are just barely baked. It provides the perfect soft and chewy texture. They should just barely begin to brown around the edges,
Placing the chocolate kiss after the cookies come out of the oven is essential! This allows them to not only stick to the cookie, but become perfectly gooey and melty.

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