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Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 72 cookies
Calories 165 kcal

Equipment

  • parchment paper
  • or silicone baking pad

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar plus extra for rolling the dough in
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2½ cups creamy peanut butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 72 Hershey Kisses unwrapped

Instructions
 

  • In an electric mixer, combine butter and both sugars. Beat until light, fluffy, and creamy. Add in the peanut butter, cream again. Scrape the sides of the bowl. Add in the eggs and vanilla, cream one more time.
  • In a seperate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Whisk together.
  • Add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients 1/3 at a time, lightly beating in between each addition. Scrape the sides of the bowl after each addition as well.
  • Scoop cookie dough with a cookie scoop and roll to smooth out in hands. Then roll into a bowl full of granulated sugar to coat the outside. Place on a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking pad.
  • Bake for 7 minutes at 350°F, then remove and place a kiss in the center of each cookie, place back in the oven for another minute. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire cooking rack.
  • Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container for up to a week.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 124mgPotassium: 74mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 129IUCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookies, peanut butter
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