Peanut Butter Blossoms (Cookie Exchange Quantity)
Updated Jun 13, 2019
Whether you need the “just right” choice for the annual holiday cookie exchange, or whether you’d like to make a special dressed-up version of the classic peanut butter cookie, you'll find that adding sweet chocolate kisses to this salty cookie goodness creates peanut blossom cookies, a match made in baking heaven.
More About This Recipe
- While even a classically plain peanut butter cookie can be a perfect snack or dessert, there are so many ways to up your cookie-baking game by adding sweet chocolate kisses to the top of still-warm dough to make peanut blossom cookies. It’s easy to bake up all sorts of delicious versions of peanut butter cookies. This peanut blossom cookie recipe is a perennial favorite, not just at the holidays, but all year long. When it comes to decorating, you can consider some fun variations like rolling the peanut blossom cookie balls in chocolate sprinkles. Or roll them in multi-colored sprinkles for a batch of “unicorn blossoms” that are uniquely your own. Check out Betty’s guide to making the best-ever peanut butter cookies. You’ll find tips for those who like them extra soft and some pointers for those who prefer them on the crisp side. There are gluten free baking options, too.
Peanut Butter Blossoms (Cookie Exchange Quantity)
- Prep Time 1 hr 25 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 84
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Additional granulated sugar (about 2 tablespoons)
- About 7 dozen Hershey's® Kisses® Brand milk chocolates
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder.
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Step2Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
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Step3Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately press 1 chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Nutrition
100
Calories
5g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 100
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 65mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 45mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
1Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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