Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms
In japanese culture, the sakura (cherry blossom) is a symbol for life.
Recipe Summary Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms
Just like the ones with the kisses on top, but with the kiss inside! You get more chocolate in a bite that way. Great fun to make with kids, too.Ingredients | Foot Cherry Blossom And Butterfly Tattoo½ cup shortening½ cup white sugar½ cup brown sugar½ cup peanut butter1 egg2 tablespoons milk1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 ½ cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon salt¼ cup white sugar, or as needed48 milk chocolate candy kisses (such as Hershey's Kisses®), unwrappedDirectionsPreheat 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.You can substitute 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract for the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.You can try several variations: mix mini chocolate chips into the dough before forming the dough into balls; flatten the dough balls with a sugar-coated glass bottom before baking and press a few candy-coated chocolate pieces in the top; bake the cookies without kisses and press the kisses into the cookie immediately after baking.Info | Foot Cherry Blossom And Butterfly Tattooprep:
20 mins
cook:
10 mins
total:
30 mins
Servings:
16
Yield:
16 cookies
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