5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Blossom Cookie Recipe - Bowl Me Over (2024)

This easy peanut butter blossoms recipe makes the classic cookie that has been a family favorite for generations.

These soft and chewy cookies are made with a flour-free peanut butter base and topped with a chocolate Hershey's Kiss. They are the perfect combination of sweet and a little salty too.

With only five simple ingredients, minimal effort, and ten minutes of baking time, get ready to indulge in scrumptious cookies!!

Why you'll love this recipe

✔️ This versatile recipe is naturally gluten-free and can be customized to your liking with different variations.

✔️ Peanut butter kiss cookies taste nostalgic, whisking you away to cozy holiday memories back in the good 'ol days.

✔️Your kids will love whipping up this recipe with you—but watch out for them sneaking some Hershey's Kisses in the process! 😋

Ingredients

Please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for the exact measurements.

• creamy or crunchy peanut butter
• granulated sugar
• egg
• pure vanilla extract
• Hershey's Kisses

Instructions

This is an overview of the instructions. For complete directions, scroll down to the bottom.

1. In a large mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, egg, vanilla and 1 cup of granulated sugar. Using a hand mixer, mix until smooth.
2. Using a small cookie scoop, portion the cookies and roll them into 1" balls. Roll them in the granulated sugar.
3. Freeze the balls for 10 minutes or refrigerate them for 30.
4. While the dough is cooling, unwrap the candy kisses.
5. When you're ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
6. Line your baking pan with parchment paper or a silpat lined baking sheet.
7. Place the cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet. Do not press them down.
8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
9. As soon as you remove the cookies for the oven, press the unwrapped candy kisses into the middle of the baked cookie.
10. Allow to cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a rack to cool completely.

Equipment

• cookie sheet
• cookie scoop
• parchment paper

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FAQ's

Test kitchen tips

• Use a small cookie scoop to ensure all the cookies are the same size, which helps them bake more evenly.
• If the dough seems a little too wet to roll, try adding some light brown sugar little by little until it's a better consistency.
• For best results, add the Hershey's chocolate kiss immediately after baking so the cookie is soft enough to take the shape of the “blossom.”
• On that note, I recommend unwrapping the Hershey's kisses before (or during) baking so you can move quickly once they're out of the oven.
• Don't worry about underbaking these cookies. After all, they'll continue to harden and set as they cool.
• Use a wire rack after baking to let your cookies firm up. Be sure not to stack them when they're warm—keep them in a single layer.
• Try writing this cookie recipe out on a recipe card and including it with some peanut butter blossoms in your holiday gifts. Family and friends who have good taste or like to bake will love it!

Variations

Rolling the dough balls in sugar adds an extra flavorful element to the cookie. If you feel like getting a little fancy, try swapping the granulated sugar in this step for coarse brown sugar or colorful sugar crystals to add your own spin to these delicious peanut blossoms.

Then, when it comes to the chocolate topping, you have plenty of fun options, too! Milk chocolate Kisses are typically the go-to in this tried-and-true, original recipe. However, you can use dark chocolate Hershey’s Kisses, white chocolate Kisses, or other flavors.

In fact, you can even experiment with different candy altogether, such as Reese's peanut butter cups, Rolos, or your favorite chocolate truffles.

Storage

Room Temperature—Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature and enjoy within four or five days.

Freezer—The peanut butter cookie dough can be rolled into balls and stored in a freezer-safe ziplock or other type of container for up to four months.

You can also freeze the baked cookies in an airtight container for a little over a month.

• Don't like chocolate? Blasphemy! (Just kidding.) With only four ingredients, you can whip up crispy Peanut Butter Cookies quickly.
• If you're not a nut fan, these three-ingredient Oatmeal Cookies will blow your mind with their simple prep and chewy, delicious flavor!
• Three-ingredient Rolo Sugar Cookies are a classic Christmas cookie and great for exchanges because you can make huge batches easily.

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