Peanut Butter Blossoms
HERSHEY’S Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookies — a classic almost anyone will recognize. Yes, these peanut butter desserts are famous for their chewy REESE’S Creamy Peanut Butter cookie base topped with HERSHEY’S KISSES Milk Chocolate candies, but it’s the taste that reminds us of all the special memories that come with these traditional holiday cookies. Have a bag of HERSHEY’S KISSES chocolates ready and grab your favorite people. Then it’s time for the best part using this peanut butter blossoms cookie recipe. Bite straight in, eat around the peanut butter base or save the chocolate for your very last bite.
Ingredients & Directions
- Yields:
- 48 cookies
- Prep:
- 20 Min.
- Bake:
- 9 Min.
- Total:
BAKE MODE:
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Ingredients
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1/2 cupshortening
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3/4 cup
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1/3 cupgranulated sugar
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1/3 cuppacked light brown sugar
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1egg
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2 Tbspsmilk
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/3 cupgranulated sugar, for rolling (additional)
READY TO MAKE THIS?
Equipment Needed
Oven
Mixing Bowl
Wire Rack
Cookie Sheet
Measuring Cups
Directions
1.
Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.
2.
Beat 1/2 cup of shortening and 3/4 cup of REESE’S Creamy Peanut Butter in a large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup of granulated sugar and 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar; beat until fluffy.
3.
Add 1 egg, 2 Tbsps of milk and 1 tsp vanilla; beat well. Stir together 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
4.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in 1/3 cup of granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
5.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a HERSHEY’S KISSES Milk Chocolate into the center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to a wire rack. Cool completely.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 48 servingsServing size 1 cookie (19g)Amount per servingCalories90% Daily Value*Total Fat 5g 6%Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 5mg 2%Sodium 75mg 3%Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 6gIncludes 5g Added Sugar 10%Protein 2gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 15mg 2%Iron 0mg 0%Potassium 51mg 2%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
