Christmas Peanut Butter Blossoms
Christmas is the perfect time of year to take your classic peanut butter blossoms to the next level with Christmas Peanut Butter Blossoms. These festive peanut butter blossom cookies are easy to make and are very festive.
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I love peanut butter and chocolate together and if you do too, these Christmas peanut butter blossoms need to be on your holiday baking list. Blossom cookies are a favorite cookie for a holiday cookie tray. They are a fun and festive Christmas cookies for a cookie exchange.
Why you’ll love these Christmas Peanut Butter Blossoms
- They start with a peanut butter cookie mix.
- Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven.
- Decorating them makes them festive for the holiday season.
- It’s fun to elevate a classic Christmas cookie.
Ingredients for this Peanut Butter Blossom Recipe
All of the ingredients are readily available at your grocery store.
- Peanut Butter Cookie Mix – A 17.5 ounce package is what I used. It was the Betty Crocker brand.
- Vegetable Oil – Or canola oil, but you need a neutral oil.
- Water
- Large Egg
- Hershey’s Kisses – I used milk chocolate kisses but you could also use the dark chocolate Hershey kiss variety.
- Green Decorating Icing – I use store-bought pre-made icing in the packets. I found them in the baking aisle.
- Holiday Nonpareils – I used the red, white, and green mix but use any holiday combination you like, including pastels.
Equipment
- Electric Mixer – I used a stand mixer with the paddle attachment but a hand mixer will do the job as well.
- Cookie Scoop – I used a small tablespoon size, about 1-inch balls, because these cookies spread a bit.
- Cookie Sheet – Use the rimmed type so nothing falls off.
- Silicone Mat – Or parchment paper but you want to line your baking sheets.
- Cooling Rack – Cool the cookies on a wire rack before storing them.
- Small Cookie Spatula – The perfect tool for moving the cookies from the baking sheet to the wire rack.
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Tips and Suggestions for Making Blossom Cookies
- Place the peanut butter cookie dough balls at least 2-inches apart.
- When the cookies go into the oven, unwrap the Hershey’s Kisses. You need to work quickly putting the kisses on top of the cookie. The Kisses press more easily into warm cookies.
- Gently press the kiss into the center of each cookie, you don’t want to go through the bottom of the cookie.
- For best results cool the cookies completely before decorating.
How do you store peanut butter blossoms?
Store these decorated cookies in a single layer in airtight containers for up to 4 days. Freezing is not recommended as the chocolate candy kiss may bloom.
More blossom type cookies
Peanut butter blossom cookies are always popular but there are so many varieties so you can add variety to your baking. Try Peppermint Blossom Cookies or White Christmas Kiss Cookies.
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Christmas Peanut Butter Blossoms
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
- Silicone Baking Mat
- cookie scoop
- Small Cookie Spatula
- Wire Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- 1 pouch Peanut Butter Cookie Mix (17.5 oz.)
- 3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
- 1 tablespoon Water
- 1 large Egg
- Granulated Sugar
- 36 Milk Chocolate Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
- Green Decorator Icing
- Christmas Nonpareils
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375℉. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, combine cookie mix, oil, water, and egg until dough comes together. Place sugar in a small bowl.1 pouch Peanut Butter Cookie Mix (17.5 oz.), 3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil, 1 tablespoon Water, 1 large Egg, Granulated Sugar
- Using a small cookie scoop, form cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll cookie balls in the sugar and place 2-inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until a light golden brown color. Remove cookies from the oven and immediately press 1 Hershey kiss in the center of each cookie, being careful not to press too hard.36 Milk Chocolate Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
- Using a small cookie spatula, remove cookies from cookie sheets and place them on a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once the cookies are cool, decorate one cookie at a time with the green decorator icing by swirling a line around the Hershey Kiss to look like garland on a tree. Sprinkle some Christmas nonpareils over the icing for decorations.Green Decorator Icing, Christmas Nonpareils
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