Name: Perfect Peanut Butter Blossoms
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature); 1 cup creamy peanut butter; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 20-24 Hershey's Kisses (unwrapped)

The bestPeanut Butter Blossomsmade with a thick, soft, and chewy peanut butter cookie and chocolate kisses pressed in the middle.

The best peanut butter blossoms made with a thick, soft, and chewy peanut butter cookies and a chocolate kisses pressed in the middle.

Where are my peanut butter and chocolate fans?!This recipe is for you! I love me some Peanut Butter Blossoms and I’m here to share with you the BEST recipe for them. The key is to have a peanut butter cookie that is thick, soft, and slightly dense (in a good way) but not at all dry. These peanut butter cookies are the best which makes these the best Peanut Butter Blossoms on the block.

I love to take these to get-togethers and parties because no one can say no to that perfect cookie with a kiss in the middle. What is it about them that makes them so nostalgic and fun to eat? For some reason I think of these as Christmas cookies – they are so cute on a cookie platter with somesugar cookiesandtreats!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

The combination of butter and peanut butter makes the cookies soft and tender.
They have the perfect chewy texture.
The Kiss in the middle gives you the perfect bite of peanut butter and chocolate.

Ingredients

Unsalted Butter
Creamy Peanut Butter
Brown Sugar
Granulated Sugar
Large Egg
Vanilla Extract
All-Purpose Flour
Salt
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Hershey’s Kisses

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities

How to Make Peanut Butter Blossoms

Step #1. Preheat the oven and line the baking sheets. Combine the butter and peanut butter in the bowl of your mixer. Add the sugars and cream until light and fluffy.

Step #3. Scoop dough by tablespoons and roll into a ball. Place on the baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough. Bake for 10 minutes.

Step #2. Mix in the egg and vanilla, then add the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix well.

Step #4. Let cool 1 minute before pressing the Kisses into the center of each cookie. Cool a few more minutes before moving to cooling rack. Cool completely before storing.

Recipe FAQs

Can you freeze peanut butter blossom cookies?

Yes! They actually freeze really well. Just be careful to freeze them in a single layer and take them in and out of the freezer carefully so that you don’t bump the chocolate kisses. The kisses can get knocked off of their cookies more easily when cold. And as always, store in an air-tight container. These will be good in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Can you prepare the dough ahead of time?

Yes! The best way to do that is to prep the dough and roll the balls. You can then store them in the refrigerator or freezer until you’re ready to bake them.

Do I have to use Kisses?

No, you can use other kinds of chocolates if you like them better: mini peanut butter cups, chocolate stars, caramel filled chocolates, etc.

Expert Tips

I tried this recipe with both traditional peanut butter and natural peanut butter.They both worked well though the cookies made with natural peanut butter cracked along the edges when I pressed the chocolate kiss into the center. The cookie was also slightly less moist. Not a huge deal but something to be noted.
I like to wait about a minute after the cookies come out of the oven before adding the chocolate.This helps the kisses to not melt too much from the heat of the cookie, losing their signature shape.
This recipes doubles really well if you need a lot of cookies.