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peanut butter blossom cookies cooling on a black wire rack with Hershey’s Kisses in the center

Peanut Butter Blossoms (Classic Christmas Cookie)

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Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup shortening
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Sugar for rolling
  • Hershey’s Kisses

Instructions
 

  • Cream shortening, butter, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy.
  • Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
  • Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Chill dough for 1 hour.
  • Roll into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar.
  • Bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes until crackled.
  • Press a Hershey’s Kiss into each warm cookie.
  • Cool on racks before storing.

Notes

Do not use natural peanut butter.
Freeze Kisses before using for best results.
Store covered for up to 5 days.