Peanut Blossoms

These cookies are a classic American cookie--peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate kisses. This recipe became popular as Hershey's kisses became readily available. There are other variations of this cookies with a different cookie base and different flavor kisses. This version is the well known version.

The ingredients in these cookies are basic. The chocolate candy kisses are the standard candy used, but any bite-sized chocolate candy would work fine. I think Rolo candy would be delicious too. When I made these cookies, the cookies did not puff up as much as they should have, so the cookies are flatter than they should be. But the cookies are still delicious.

Peanut Blossoms 

• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firm brown sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 Tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 egg
• sugar for coating
• Hershey chocolate kisses

Combine all the cookie ingredients until dough forms. Shape into balls, using a teaspoon for each. Roll the cookie balls in sugar to coat. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Top each cookie with a chocolate candy kiss, pressing down until the cookie cracks around the edge. Allow to cool. Enjoy!