Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

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These peanut butter cookies are topped with a chocolate Hershey Kiss to make classic peanut butter blossoms.

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Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
20 mins
Servings:
18
Yield:
18 cookies

This peanut butter kiss cookie recipe, with its four ingredients and irresistible results, almost seems too good to be true. But trust us: These decadent and easy peanut butter cookies with Hershey's Kisses are very, very real.

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies Ingredients

These are the four ingredients you'll need for this crowd-pleasing peanut butter kiss cookie recipe:

  • Sugar: These simple peanut butter kiss cookies start with a cup of sugar. Some reviewers suggest using a blend of white, brown, and confectioners' sugars.
  • Peanut butter: Make sure you get creamy peanut butter — save the chunky stuff for something else.
  • Egg: One egg adds moisture and richness. Plus, it helps bind the cookie dough together.
  • Chocolate candy kisses: Did you need another excuse to buy a bag of Hershey's Kisses? Well, now you have one!
Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
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How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies With Hershey's Kisses

These homemade peanut butter kiss cookies are so easy, they might as well be made from a mix. You'll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here's a brief overview of what you can expect:

  1. Stir the sugar, peanut butter, and egg together to make the cookie dough.
  2. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are set.
  4. Press a Hershey's Kiss into each warm cookie, then let cool on a wire rack.

How to Store Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Allow the peanut butter kiss cookies to cool completely so the chocolate doesn't smear when stacked. Transfer the cookies to an airtight container, then store at room temperature for up to three days.

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Can You Freeze Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies?

Yes! For the best results, freeze the dough balls before baking. When you're ready to enjoy them, simply bake them according to the recipe and press a fresh Hershey's Kiss into each warm cookie. You can freeze the cookie dough for up to three months.

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

"Love these cookies," says Dawn Sullivan. "I roll them in green or red sugar for Christmas."

"My whole family loves these cookies," according to lislis23 "My dad says they are just like the cookies my grandma used to make. You can even replace the Kisses with semi-sweet morsels and mix in with the dough. It's great that way too."

"These are by far the easiest cookies you will ever make, and they taste the best," raves Camille. "Make sure the cookies are completely cooled before you try to store them or there will be chocolate everywhere. Delicious, scrumptious chocolate."

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams

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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 18 servings

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter

  • 1 large egg

  • 18 milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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  2. Stir sugar, peanut butter, and egg together in a mixing bowl until well combined.

    Overhead of peanut butter cookie dough in a glass bowl.

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  3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. If dough is too sticky, refrigerate until easy to handle, about 30 minutes.

    A pair of hands rolling peanut butter cookie dough into small balls.

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  4. Place dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet.

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  5. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, about 10 minutes.

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  6. Press a chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

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  7. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

127 Calories
7g Fat
14g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 18
Calories 127
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 9%
Saturated Fat 2g 8%
Sodium 66mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Protein 4g 7%
Calcium 6mg 0%
Iron 0mg 2%
Potassium 93mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.