Best Blossom Cookies Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; beat into peanut butter mixture., Drop by level tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven; immediately push a chocolate kiss into the top of each cookie. Cool on pans 2 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

MOM'S PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat peanut butter and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add white sugar and brown sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla extract to creamed mixture and beat until smooth.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; gradually beat into the creamed mixture until dough is just mixed. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.

BISQUICK PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Mix milk and peanut butter in large bowl until smooth. Stir in Bisquick and vanilla.
• Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms of cookies just begin to brown. Immediately press 1 milk chocolate candy into top of each cookie.

MAUREEN ABOOD'S LAVENDER AND ORANGE BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees with a rack in the center of the oven. Line two sheet pans (not dark metal) with parchment paper.
• In an electric mixer, beat the butter on high for about 6 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add 3/4 cup (92 grams) confectioners' sugar, lavender and salt and beat another 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and with the mixer on low speed, add orange blossom water and mix to combine.
• Add flour to butter 1/2 cup (about 65 grams) at a time, until dough is crumbly and slightly dry but still able to hold together when squeezed, adding additional flour if necessary.
• Divide dough into quarters and press each into a long narrow log about 1 inch high and 1 inch wide. With a sharp knife, cut into log diagonally to make diamond-shaped cookies 1 to 2 inches long. Use a spatula to transfer cookies to sheet pans, spaced about 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, rotating pan halfway through. Cookies should be golden brown at the edges.
• Sift remaining confectioners' sugar over baked cookies while still warm. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

CHOCOLATE-SALTED CARAMEL BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix, butter and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Shape into 42 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven; press 1 Rolos™ chocolate in center of each cookie. Return to oven 1 minute. Remove from oven; immediately place 1 Hershey's™ Kiss on top of Rolo™. Press down slightly. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, heat caramels and whipping cream uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring once, until caramels are melted. Stir in sea salt. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with additional sea salt, if desired. Let stand about 2 hours or until set.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with Reynolds® Parchment Paper.
• Beat the shortening and peanut butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Beat in the egg, milk, and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour and cocoa powder as you can with the mixer, using a wooden spoon at the end if necessary.
• Place the granulated sugar in a small bowl. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll the balls in sugar to coat. Place the balls 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are firm. Immediately press a dark chocolate candy into the center of each cookie. Slide the parchment with the cookies on it to a wire rack; cool completely.

S'MORES BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Position the oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Beat the peanut butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar and salt, in a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and egg.
• Put some granulated sugar in a small bowl. Shape scant tablespoons of the dough into balls and roll each ball in the sugar to coat. Evenly space the balls on the prepared baking sheets. Press each ball down with the tines of a fork to flatten it slightly.
• Bake until the bottoms are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn the broiler on.
• Top each cookie with a marshmallow, sticky-side-down, and put 1 baking sheet at a time under the broiler until lightly golden, about 30 seconds. While the marshmallow is still hot, press a chocolate candy into it. Repeat with the remaining baking sheet. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

CANDY CANE BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Freeze kisses in a covered container for at least 1 hour. Place candy canes in a food processor; process until finely crushed., Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in crushed candy canes. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. , Bake 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Immediately press a kiss into center of each cookie. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CHERRY BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Sugar Cookies: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, egg, and brandy and continue beating until well combined. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, beating until just combined. Shape dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 45 minutes and up to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Use a 2 5/8-inch square cutter to cut out squares. Reroll scraps once (you should have about 16 cookies). Transfer to prepared sheets, spaced about 1 inch apart. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Bake until set and golden around edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks and let cool completely.
• Royal Icing: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat egg whites on medium speed until frothy. Reduce speed to low and add confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, increasing speed to medium-high between each addition, until mixture has consistency of shampoo. Add lemon juice. Tint with pink food color until desired shade is reached. Transfer mixture to a shallow bowl. If not using immediately, icing can be stored at room temperature, with plastic wrap pressed directly on surface, up to 2 days, or in refrigerator, well wrapped in plastic, up to 3 days. Bring to room temperature before using.
• Working with one cookie at a time, dip cookie top-side down in icing to completely coat surface, allowing excess glaze to drip back into bowl. Invert cookie and clean edges with your finger, if desired. Transfer to a wire rack or baking sheet and let stand at room temperature until completely dry, at least 12 hours and up to overnight. Reserve remaining icing for decorations, at room temperature, with plastic wrap pressed directly on surface, or in refrigerator, well wrapped in plastic. Bring to room temperature before using.
• Stir additional confectioners' sugar into icing until it has consistency of toothpaste. Divide mixture into 3 portions and tint with pink food color until 3 desired shades are reached. Transfer each color to a piping bag fitted with a small plain round or star tip (such as Ateco #2, #3, or #13).
• Place luster dust in a small bowl. Stir in vodka, a little at a time, until mixture has consistency of thick watercolor paint. Using a small food-safe paintbrush, paint a tree branch design on surface of each cookie. Using the 3 shades of pink icing, pipe small blossoms on branches. Let stand at room temperature until completely dry, about 4 hours. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

HOLIDAY BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, make dough as directed on pouch for drop cookies.
• Shape dough into 36 (1-inch) balls; roll in colored sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately press 1 chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store cookies in tightly covered container.

LEMON BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350*
• 2. In large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add ReaLemon juice; beat well. Gradually add flour, mix well. CHILL 2 hrs.
• 3. Shape into 1" balls. Place 1" apart on greased baking sheets. Press thumb in center of each ball, fill with jam.
• 4. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 6 dozen! Tip: Put bowl of cookie dough back in fridge between baking batches, if dough gets to room temperature, the cookies spread too much.

WILTON COOKIE BLOSSOM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• In large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer for 2 minutes; scrape down bowl.
• Cream the mixture for an additional minute.
• Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
• Sift baking powder and flour.
• Add flour mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• The dough will be very stiff.
• Blend in the last of the flour by hand.
• Do not chill dough.
• Roll dough to 3/8" thickness and cut out using cookie cutters.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.
• Remove cookies to cooling grid to cool completely.
• Note: I got 12-14 4" round cookies out of one batch.
• My convection oven baked them at 350° for 10 minutes.

PEANUT BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream butter, peanut butter and sugars.
• Add egg and vanilla.
• Blend in flour, soda and salt.
• Roll dough into 1" balls and roll in granulated sugar.
• Place balls on cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.
• Remove half baked cookies from the oven, press one Hershey kiss into each.
• Return to oven and bake 2-3 more minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool completely.

PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter, peanut butter, and both sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; alternate adding flour mixture and milk, beating until well combined. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. Shape dough into 1-inch balls (1 level tablespoon each) and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced 1 inch apart. Freeze 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until puffed, lightly cracked on top, and just set around edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and press a chocolate kiss into center of each cookie. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to wire racks and let cool completely.

ORANGE BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
• Add egg, 3 tablespoons orange juice, orange peel and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
• Reduce speed to low; add flour and salt. Beat until just combined.
• Divide dough in half. Wrap each half in plastic food wrap; flatten slightly. Refrigerate until firm (2 hours).
• Heat oven to 375°F Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2-inch flower-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool completely.
• Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar and butter in small bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough orange juice for desired spreading consistency (2 to 3 minutes). Frost cooled cookies. Decorate with sugars, if desired. .

POINSETTIA BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, dry Jell-O powder, eggs and extract. Add baking powder, salt, and food coloring. Add flour and mix well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 2 hours or until dough is firm. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls and roll in red-colored sugar. Place balls about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Using a sharp knife, make cuts in top of each ball, not quite all the way through, to make 6 pie-shaped wedges. Spread wedges apart very slightly to form flower petals; cookies will separate and flatten as they bake. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. If using candies, immediately press one candy in center of each cookie. Let cookies cool on baking sheet a minute and then remove to wire rack to cool completely. If not using candies, pipe a dab of prepared cake frosting in center of each cookie when they are completely cooled.

ORANGE BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Seperate whites & yolks, saving both.
• Beat yolks; add sugar, water, flour, baking powder, and salt - mix thoroughly.
• Add beaten egg whites.
• Bake in muffin tins at 350* until light brown. While hot, dip in sauce.

HERSHEY'S PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. While watching a show sit down and unwrap those sweet kisses and place in a bowl for cookie making time. Set oven to 375.
• 2. Get out a large bowl and beat together shortening and peanut butter.
• 3. Add both your sugars and mix till fluffy.
• 4. Add your egg, vanilla and milk and mix again. Now it's time to gradually(about 3/4 cup at a time) add your baking soda, salt and flour to the mixture. Blend well.
• 5. Now you are ready to roll. Scoop out dough and shape into 1 inch balls and then roll in the granulated sugar and place on cookie sheet.
• 6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes....I take mine out as soon as I see a few cracks on the side of the cookies which is 8 to 9 minutes. Immediately remove from oven and place your kisses down in the center firmly but gently and quickly. Once you add the kiss the cookies crack on the sides a little but that's what they are supposed to do. Remove from pan on to a cooling rack. ---- I do not grease cookie pans anymore but ALWAYS USE parchment paper.
• 7. Ready to eat.

LEMON BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree
• 2. In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine or butter and sugar until fluffy. Add lemon juice; beat well. Gradually add flour; mix well. Chill 2 hours.
• 3. Shape into 1 - in balls; roll in nuts if desired. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheet. Press thumb in center of each ball; fill with preserves.
• 4. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until lightly browned.

EASIEST CHOCOLATE BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix cake mix, pumpkin puree, and chocolate chips together in a bowl. Scoop batter using a cookie scoop and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set, about 15 minutes. Place baking sheets on a wire rack and gently press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Allow cookies to cool and set.