Everyone knows of those awesome peanut butter cookies with the chocolate star or Hershey's kiss on top, right?? Okay, those are, by far, my favorite Christmas cookie! And I needed to find a recipe to make them this year! So, when my girlfriends and I got together to bake Christmas cookies this week, I definitely wanted to make these.
Unfortunately, I could not find those beloved little chocolate stars at 3 different grocery stores, including stores that sell bulk candy and chocolate! Major disappointment. Since I was on a time crunch, I decided to purchase some chocolate chunks because I knew they would do the trick since the purpose of the chocolate is just for the topping and flavor. While these cookies are not the prettiest cookies with cute little star on top, they were the best tasting cookie ever. They were the perfect consistency: thick, dense, chewy, and perfectly paired with a bit of chocolate on top. Heavenly.
Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
Adapted from Food.com
Makes 48 cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
48 Hershey's chocolate kisses, or chocolate stars
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In mixer, beat butter and peanut butter until well blended. Blend in sugars and beat until light and fluffy.
Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Beat well.
Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually mix into peanut butter mixture.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
When removed from the oven, immediately place a kiss or star on top of the cookie and press down lightly.
Enjoy!
