Description
These heartwarming chocolate kiss cookies are the perfect sweet treat for your Valentine! Soft peanut butter cookies with a Hershey’s Kiss surprise center – beautifully festive and irresistible. Bake these with love for someone special!
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 48 milk chocolate Hershey’s Kisses (unwrapped)
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer, cream together peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar until fluffy (3 minutes).
- Beat in egg and vanilla until fully incorporated.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in separate bowl.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then coat in granulated sugar.
- Arrange dough balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Immediately press chocolate kisses into centers while cookies are hot. Let cool completely.
Notes
Tips: Use almond butter for nut-free version • Drizzle with melted chocolate for extra decadence • Store in airtight container for up to 1 week • Freeze unbaked dough balls for quick freshly-baked cookies anytime!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: B
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: valentine cookies, chocolate kiss cookies, peanut butter blossoms