Christmas kiss cookies have become quite the holiday staple, hence the rename of the original peanut butter blossoms! Make them for your cookie exchanges, holiday parties, or for gift giving.
1/2cupsmooth peanut butteror other creamy nut butter
1/2cupgranulated sugarplus more for rolling if desired
1/2cuplight brown sugar
1largeegg
1Tbspmilkor half-and-half, oat milk or nut milk
1tspvanilla extract
1/2cupsprinkles
11ozHershey kisses 5 dozen Hershey Kisses with the foils removed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375F.
In a large bowl beat together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars.
Add the egg, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat again until combined.
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix on low until combined. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
Use a 1 Tablespoon scoop to make balls of dough and roll in a bowl of sprinkles.
Place on a baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 375F for 8-10 minutes.
Remove from oven and place a Hershey’s Kiss in the middle, pressing down just enough to stick and for the dough to start cracking. Place back into the oven for an additional 2 minutes. Remove and allow to cool slightly before moving to a cooling rack.
Notes
These cookies will store well at room temperature in an airtight container for 3-4 days. If you would like to keep them longer, you can freeze them.
To freeze the cookie dough, either wrap the whole batch of dough in plastic wrap then place it in a freezer bag, or portion the dough into dough balls first. Freeze the individual dough balls on a wax paper lined sheet for a couple hours. Place frozen dough balls in a freezer bag. To bake, preheat the oven according to the recipe. Remove frozen dough balls and place on baking sheet to thaw while oven preheats. Roll balls in sprinkles or sugar. Bake according to recipe instructions.