PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES

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Have you started planning your Christmas cookie trays? If not you had better hurry. Christmas is just a few weeks away. These scrumptious Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies are a must make for all my cookie loving friends and neighbors. They are easy, quick to come together and the ultimate loved classic Christmas cookie.

Provided by Beth Pierce

Categories     Cookies

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c butter softened (1 stick)
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
2/3 c creamy peanut butter
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 c sugar
36 chocolate kiss candies

Steps:

  • 1. Place your wrapped chocolate kisses in the freezer. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.
  • 2. In a medium bowl combine your flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • 3. Cream butter, 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Stir in egg and vanilla extract; just until incorporated. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture; stirring after each addition.
  • 4. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 2 hours. Place 1/4 cup sugar in small bowl. Roll the dough into 3/4 to 1 inch balls. Roll the balls in granulated sugar and place on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until very lightly browned.
  • 5. Remove cookies from the oven. After 1 minute place 1 unwrapped chocolate kiss in the center of each cookie pressing down gently and ever so slightly. Remove cookies to cookie cooling racks and allow to fully cool. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.

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