Wait until you try these Thumbprint Hershey kiss cookies! They’re so good and that middle chocolate kiss is perfect! We love making these every single year for a tasty Christmas cookie recipe and it’s become part of our family tradition.
If you’re looking for a fun cookie that you can also tie in with your Elf on the Shelf, why not make these creative Elf Poop Cookies?!
Elf Poop Cookies
Thumbprint Hershey Kiss Cookies
The taste of these cookies just screams “Christmas”. I love the peanut butter flavor mixed with that chocolate taste…it’s seriously a perfect pair.
It just doesn’t feel like the holidays unless we make up a batch of these Christmas cookies and I really think that you’re going to feel the same way, too!
How to Make Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Some of the ingredients you will need to make these Thumbprint Hersey Kiss Cookies are in this picture below. However, I have the full ingredients and recipe to print out towards the bottom of the page.
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Easy Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
This recipe only calls for a few ingredients and if you’re looking for a classic holiday favorite dessert, this is it!
- ¼ cup softened unsalted butter
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar + ¼ cup for coating
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 16 Hershey Kiss chocolates
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a large baking sheet and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine softened butter and peanut butter. Mix with a hand or stand mixer until light and fluffy.
Add in both sugars and mix until well combined.
Add in egg and vanilla and stir until just combined.
Mix together flour, salt, and baking soda and add into the wet mixture and mix until a dough forms.
**Note: If the dough is sticky to the touch or hard to roll into a ball, refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour to allow it to firm up.
Take about 1 tbsp of dough and roll into balls and dip in sugar to coat.
Place about 2 inches away from each other on the prepared baking sheet. Continue with all the dough.
Hershey Kiss Cookies
Bake for 8-9 minutes and then remove and press one Hershey Kiss chocolate in the center of each cookie.
Place back into the oven for 2 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
Allow them to cool and enjoy!
**Additional notes: You can use the prepackaged peanut butter cookie mix and just have them prepare it via the package instructions and just add the candy on top for an easier option.
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Once you make this peanut butter thumbprint cookie recipe, your kids will love these easy cookie recipes too.
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Thumbprint Hersey Kiss Cookie Recipe
Thumbprint Hershey Kiss Cookies
Ingredients
- ¼ cup softened unsalted butter
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar + ¼ cup for coating
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 16 Hershey Kiss chocolates
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a large baking sheet and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine softened butter and peanut butter. Mix with a hand or stand mixer until light and fluffy
- Add in both sugars and mix until well combined.
- Add in egg and vanilla and stir until just combined.
- Mix together flour, salt, and baking soda and add into wet mixture and mix until a dough forms.
Notes
Place back into the oven for 2 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.
Allow them to cool and enjoy! **Additional notes: You can use the prepackaged peanut butter cookie mix and just have them prepare it via the package instructions and just add the candy on top for an easier option.
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