How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms - A Step-by-Step Guide

There are few flavor combinations as beloved as chocolate and peanut butter. When those two flavors come together in a cookie, it's pure magic. That's exactly what you'll get with this recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms. These cookies are the perfect treat for anyone who loves the classic combination of chocolate and peanut butter.

Combining the rich taste of chocolate and the creamy, nutty flavor of peanut butter, these cookies are sure to be a hit with all of your friends a...

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup shortening
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup white sugar, or as needed
  • 48 milk chocolate candy kisses (such as Hershey's Kisses®), unwrapped

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 16 cookies

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Beat shortening, 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture.
  • Pour 1/4 cup white sugar into a shallow bowl. Wrap each chocolate kiss in about 1 1/2 teaspoons of dough and shape into a ball. Roll the dough ball in sugar to coat. Place each ball about 1 1/2 inches apart on baking sheets.
  • Bake cookies in the preheated oven until chocolate softens and cookie is set, about 6 minutes. Flatten cookies immediately by pressing on them with the bottom of a glass.
  • Nutrition

    288 cal.

    • Total Fat: 15g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 15mg
    • Sodium: 210mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 35g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 17g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 42mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 144mg