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Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Smooth, nutty, peanut butter cookies accented with gooey, melty chocolate kisses
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: baking, chocolate, cookie, peanut butter
Servings: 3 dozen cookies

Equipment

  • Cookie sheet
  • Electric mixer
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Medium mixing bowl

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

  • 1 3/4 C Flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 dash cinnamon
  • 1/2 C butter slightly softened
  • 1/2 C peanut butter
  • 1/2 C white sugar
  • 1/2 C brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Extra

  • 1/4 C sugar as needed
  • 1 bag Hershey's kisses unwrapped

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375
  • In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, peanut butter, white sugar, and brown sugar
  • With an electric mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and creamy
  • Add the egg and vanilla, and beat with the mixer until thoroughly incorporated
  • Add the dry ingredients to the large bowl, and beat with the mixer to combine fully until a soft dough forms
  • Using approximately 1 T of dough at a time, use your hands to roll the dough into neat little balls. Roll the balls in the extra sugar, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet
  • Put the cookie sheet in the oven and bake the cookies for 8 minutes, until the dough has begun to set but is still a bit soft
  • Removing the cookie sheet from the oven, press a Hershey's kiss into the center of each cookie
  • Return the cookies to the oven and bake for another 2-3 minutes, until it is fully cooked and the kiss has turned melty