Peanut Butter Kiss Your Sweetheart Cookies
Pillowy, buttery peanut butter cookies dusted with sugar and "kissed" with milk chocolate.
Servings: 36 Cookies
Calories: 204kcal
Ingredients
- 36 Hershey Kisses
- 1 cup Butter (2 sticks) melted
- 1 1/2 cups Peanut Butter
- 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar plus extra for rolling the cookies in
- 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Remove the foil from the Hershey Kisses
- In a large bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer, beat together the melted butter and peanut butter until blended
- Add the granulated sugar and the brown sugar and beat until fluffy
- Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla and beat until combined
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda, and salt
- Gradually add dry ingredients to peanut butter mixture until combined
- Shape dough into golf ball size rounds, roll each cookie in granulated sugar, and place on ungreased baking sheet
- Bake 8-10 minutes, until golden brown
- Remove from oven and immediately press a Hershey Kiss into the center of each cookie
- Let cookies cool for a couple of minutes to set up, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely
Notes
For extra texture, use crunchy peanut butter.
Store at room temperature in an air tight container for 3-5 days.
Cookies will freeze in an air tight container for a month. Thaw at room temperature so the Hershey Kiss will not melt.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 174IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg