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Peanut Butter Blossoms

Soft & chewy peanut butter cookies topped with a dark chocolate kiss.

Course Dessert
Keyword christmas cookie recipe, holiday desserts, peanut butter blossoms
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 cookies
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

  • ½ cup room temperature vegan butter
  • ½ cup (133g) creamy natural peanut butter
  • ½ cup (81g) packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup (55g) + ½ cup (110g), divided granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (72g) unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened, plain non-dairy milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups (208g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 pkg dark chocolate (or milk chocolate) Hershey's Kisses

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a large bowl, use a handheld mixer to cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in applesauce, milk, and vanilla until combined.

  3. Add flour, baking soda, spices, and salt. Mix on low speed until a soft dough forms. Take a ~1 ½ tbsp cookie scoop to portion out dough and roll each portion into a smooth ball. Pour ½ cup sugar into a bowl. Roll each cookie dough ball into the sugar to coat. Distribute dough balls on to baking sheet.

  4. Bake for 14-15 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and immediately press 1 kiss into the center of each cookie. Allow cooling on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.