Homemade Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies Recipe
These Homemade Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies are a classic favorite, featuring a soft and chewy peanut butter cookie topped with a chocolate kiss. Perfect for holiday gatherings or everyday treats!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Additional:
- 24 chocolate kiss candies, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until combined.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Form Dough: Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the peanut butter mixture until a soft dough forms. Roll into tablespoon-sized balls.
- Bake: Roll each ball in sugar, place on baking sheet, bake for 8–10 minutes until golden.
- Add Kisses: Press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie immediately after removing from oven.
- Cool and Serve: Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
- For best texture, avoid overbaking.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: ~140 kcal
- Sugar: ~11 g
- Sodium: ~90 mg
- Fat: ~7 g
- Saturated Fat: ~3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~4 g
- Trans Fat: ~0 g
- Carbohydrates: ~16 g
- Fiber: ~1 g
- Protein: ~3 g
- Cholesterol: ~15 mg
