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Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Last update: July 15, 2016 By Alice Currah 57 Comments

[donotprint] I wish the combination of chocolate and peanut butter wasn’t so perfect together.  My life would be so much easier if I were not tempted by these peanut butter kiss cookies the girls and I made the other night.  You know I have a problem when I’ve eaten so many, I bake another batch while the girls are at school so I won’t be interrogated for missing cookies later when they get home.  The other issue I have with these cookies is how easy it is to eat one, grab another, and before you know it, I’m caught in an addictive cycle of eating these cookies!  It’s ridiculous!
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Making these cookies are just beginning of our holiday baking.  A cookie tray just isn’t complete without this classic cookie which for some reason seems to only appear around Christmas time.  The girls and I love making these cookies because the dough only takes minutes to make and we always have fun pressing each Hershey’s Kiss down on each freshly baked peanut butter cookie right when they come out of the oven.  The kids think I don’t know that they take a few Kisses plop them in their mouths when I’m not looking, but trust me… I know.  It’s all good.

The batch we made last night only used 1 cup sugar, 1 cup peanut butter, and 1 egg for the dough.  The cookies came out more flat than I’m used to but were very good in flavor.  But a small part of me wanted the cookies to look like the cookies of my youth.  So after taking a moment to think how I could tweak this, I came up with my own variation which turned out very well. I’ve lost count on how many I’ve eaten but will happily share the recipe with you!  Happy baking! [/donotprint]

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Makes 2 dozen

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 brown sugar

1 egg

1/3 cup flour

1 cup creamy peanut butter

24 Hershey Kisses

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients except the chocolate in a stand mixer of by using a hand mixer for 1 minute.  Scrape down the bowl and mix again for 1 more minute.

Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and set them on  a parchment paper lined baking sheet.  Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to allow the cookie dough to chill.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Once the oven is ready, remove cookies from the refrigerator and bake for 12 minutes.

Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press one chocolate kiss down on top of each cookie gently until the chocolate is set into place and the dough spreads out ever so slightly.  Allow the cookies to completely cool on a wire rack.  Enjoy!

Filed Under: Desserts, Holidays Tagged With: Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Holiday, Peanut Butter, Vegetarian

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Comments

  1. april pruett says

    October 25, 2013 at 4:12 pm

    These are GREAT

  2. Sandra Sealock says

    December 23, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    Measurements are so wrong. Cookies came out hard and flat. Flavor was good because I used skippy peanut butter. Missing ingredients. I’ve made for years and lost recipe, so I thought I’d try yours from Internet. So wrong. No, I didn’t over baked.

  3. Lucy says

    September 25, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    The recipe is amazing! Thanks! Can i freeze part of the dough balls for later ? How long can i leave them there ? Also, can i place them in te fridge or do you think they’ll taste differently ?

    Thanks 🙂

  4. Raven Chelanee says

    June 12, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    These are definitely some of my favorite cookies, and you are not alone in getting into the addictive cycle! Thanks for the recipe, will try and compare with mine!

    http://www.cookeatdelicious.com/sweets-recipes/chocolate-recipes/chewy-peanut-butter-hersheys-kiss-blossoms-recipe.html

  5. Amanda says

    March 14, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    Just made these from your adapted recipe. They are delicious! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

  6. Diane says

    December 22, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    I just took the first batch out of the oven and they’re great! A higher peanut-butter ratio than my usual recipe, but I love peanut butter so that’s okay. I rolled the balls in sugar first because I like that texture.

  7. Mallory says

    December 17, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    This recipe was PERFECT! I didn’t change a thing, though in retrospect a leeeetle salt may have been good.

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