Description
This recipe produces soft, chewy peanut butter cookies with signature crackled tops, each topped with a chocolate kiss.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling
- About 36 Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup of granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract and peanut butter until combined.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Place the remaining 1/4 cup of granulated sugar in a shallow dish.
- Scoop the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in the sugar until coated.
- Place the sugared dough balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. The edges should look set, but the centers will still look slightly soft.
- Remove the sheets from the oven. Immediately press one chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie. The residual heat will slightly soften the chocolate.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For the best crackle, press the chocolate kiss into the cookie immediately after removing it from the oven.
- If your cookies spread too much, chill the dough for 30 minutes before rolling and baking.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 85
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 22
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 25