Peanut butter blossom cookies are always loved and cherished, and the mix of chocolate kisses and the red color of the cookies makes this recipe a special treat for a Valentines care package.
Course special occasion treat
Cuisine American
Keyword peanut butter cookies, red velvet cookies, valentines day
Servings 48
Calories 110kcal
Author dorothy stainbrook
Equipment
cookie sheet
Bowls and measuring spoons
Ingredients
1/2cupunsalted butterroom temperature; 1 stick
1cupcreamy peanut butter
1/2cuplight brown sugar
1/3cupsugar
1egg
2Tbspmilkwhole or 2%
1tspvanilla
1 1/4tspred gel food coloring
1/3cupunsweetened cocoa
1cupall purpose flour
1tspbaking soda
1/2tspsalt
11ouncedark chocolate Hershey’s KissesEnough to make 48 cookies
1/4 to 1/2cupred sanding sugargranulated sugar in red
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°
Beat butter and peanut butter together in a stand mixer on medium speed until well blended (about 2 minutes). Add brown sugar and granulated sugar and beat until fluffy (2 min). Turn mixer to low and add in egg, milk, vanilla and red food coloring. Beat over medium high until light and fluffy
In a separate bowl sift together cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt. With mixer on low, add flour mixture gradually to sugar mixture and beat until just combined (do not overmix).
Remove mixer from stand and shape dough into 1 inch balls. Pour red sanding sugar into bowl and roll the balls in the red sugar to coat. Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. While cookies are baking, unwrap the kisses.
Remove cookies from oven and immedietely press kiss into center of each cookie. The cookie will crack around the edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack and cool completely.