Easy Peanut Butter Blossoms {Hershey's Kisses}

Quick and easy peanut butter blossoms recipe, requiring simple ingredients. These classic peanut butter thumbprint cookies with Hershey's chocolate kisses center are soft and tender.

*Thank you Vital Proteins for sponsoring today's post so that I can share the recipe with all of you. As always, all opinions are mine.*

This might probably the most classic cookie recipe out there. I am sure most of you have either baked them yourselves or with your families or bought them from bakeries. They are especially popular during Christmas time and the Holiday season since they are perfect for cookie exchanges and Homemade Christmas Cookie Boxes. I seem to have a weakness for thumbprint cookies, in general. Some of my all- time favorites are these Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies and these Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies.

Anyways, this recipe has:

• No butter
• No shortening
• No margarine
• No lard

Instead of those ingredients, I use coconut oil and I promise you can't even taste the coconut and it makes the cookies a wonderful soft texture.

By the way, have you heard of those 3 ingredient peanut butter blossoms without flour?

For some reason, they are very POPULAR but I have made them twice and both times, they fell way BELOW my expectations.

That's why I always return back to my family's NO FAIL peanut butter blossom recipe.

They are ready in just 20 MINUTES and taste amazing, packed with peanut butter flavor and complimented by the chocolate flavor from the Kisses.

This time, I added a packet of Vital Proteins collagen peptides in this recipe. It's a superb way to add a boost of nutrition to your food without affecting the flavor, color or texture. No one, including kids, could tell these cookies had them. How awesome is that?!

Tips and techniques

• You must use BOTH granulated sugar and brown sugar. Don't replace one with the other because the texture of these cookies will change.
• Use creamy peanut butter without any crushed peanuts since that yields the best results.
• Coconut oil can be REPLACED with unsalted butter without affecting the recipe but coconut oil is a healthier alternative obviously.
• If the dough is too dry and crumbly, add a little more milk so that it becomes easier to form balls.
• To make these with Reese's cups or Rolo candies,  just replace Hershey's kisses with mini Reese's cups or Rolo candies. Don't use the big ones.
• To make Christmas blossoms, fill the center with festive candies and obviously.
• To make a chocolate chip version, stir in ½ cup mini chocolate chips in the dough.
• Recipe can be easily DOUBLED to feed a bigger crowd.
• I use both all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour to give these cookies the best chewy texture.  DO NOT use only whole wheat flour.
• The thumbprint in the cookies will fill in during baking. To fix that, press the back of a wooden spoon in the center again after baking before cookies have a chance to cool down.

How to store peanut butter blossoms? How long do peanut butter blossoms last?

Store them in a sealed container or cookie jar at room temperature for up to 3 days.

How to keep peanut butter blossoms soft?

Make sure to store them in a sealed cookie jar to prevent them from drying out.

How to freeze peanut butter blossoms?

After making cookie dough balls and coating them in sugar, place them on a cookie tray and freeze the tray until the balls become hard. Then, transfer these unbaked cookie dough balls into a sealed ziploc bag or freezer bag, making sure to get rid of all the air, to prevent freezer burns. Place this bag in the freezer for up to 1 month. When you are ready to bake, remove as many of these balls as you like. Place them on a cookie tray and bake for 2-3 minutes longer than the time, stated in your recipe. There is no need to thaw them first. Enjoy.

How to pack, ship, package peanut butter blossoms?

Pack them tightly in a plastic container with a sealed lid. Place container in a mailing box, surrounded with bubble wrapping so that it's secure and doesn't move around too much. Then, mail it off. Check out my Food and Cookie Packaging Ideas for more tips.

How to keep peanut butter blossoms from flattening?

Make sure to chill the cookie dough balls before baking to prevent them from flattening.

Why are my peanut butter blossoms flat?

There is too much oil or butter in your recipe.

Why are my peanut butter blossoms falling apart? Why are my peanut butter blossoms dry? crumbly?

There is not enough moisture in the cookies. Your recipe needs more milk/water or butter/oil.

How to make peanut butter blossoms without shortening?

My recipe below uses no shortening. Start off by mixing together coconut oil, peanut butter, milk, vanilla extract, granulated sugar, brown sugar. Then, add whole wheat and all purpose flour, egg

More peanut butter desserts

• Homemade Granola Bars (Peanut Butter Granola Bars)
• Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bars (Eggless)
• No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
• Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Energy Balls
• Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars
• Small Batch Peanut Butter Cookies (With Chocolate Chips)

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